Chapter XIX of In Far Bolivia, “As If Struck by a Dum-Dum Bullet,” is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIX
Chapter XIX of In Far Bolivia, “As If Struck by a Dum-Dum Bullet,” is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Roland and Dick walked quickly towards the camp. It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace. "Bill and the boats are coming!" Englishmen were shouting. "Beel and de boats!" chorused the Indians.
Chapter XIX of In Far Bolivia, “As If Struck by a Dum-Dum Bullet,” is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(poetic, literary) quickly
From this reading “It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.”
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"Bill and the boats are coming!"”
a rapid active commotion
From this reading “It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.”
plural of “englishman” — a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading “Englishmen were shouting.”
defying expression or description
From this reading “It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.”
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading “Englishmen were shouting.”
move an implement through
From this reading “It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.”
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.”
In this reading “Roland and Dick walked quickly towards the camp.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Roland and Dick walked quickly towards the camp.
(poetic, literary) quickly
From this reading It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Bill and the boats are coming!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Beel and de boats!" chorused the Indians.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "Bill and the boats are coming!"
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Bill and the boats are coming!"
a rapid active commotion
From this reading It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Roland and Dick walked quickly towards the camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Beel and de boats!" chorused the Indians.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Bill and the boats are coming!"
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Beel and de boats!" chorused the Indians.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Roland and Dick walked quickly towards the camp.
plural of “englishman” — a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading Englishmen were shouting.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.
defying expression or description
From this reading It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading "Beel and de boats!" chorused the Indians.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.
information about recent and important events
From this reading It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.
with speed
From this reading Roland and Dick walked quickly towards the camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roland and Dick walked quickly towards the camp.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading Englishmen were shouting.
move an implement through
From this reading It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Roland and Dick walked quickly towards the camp.
in the direction of
From this reading Roland and Dick walked quickly towards the camp.
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Roland and Dick walked quickly towards the camp.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It was all a scene of bustle and stir indescribable, for good news as well as bad travels apace.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Englishmen were shouting.
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