Chapter 3 of Joe Wilson and His Mates is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Joe Wilson and His Mates is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Oh, thank you, Mr Wilson! When shall you have an evening to spare?’ We fixed it for that same evening. We got chummy over the draughts. I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.
Chapter 3 of Joe Wilson and His Mates is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
From this reading “We got chummy over the draughts.”
a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
From this reading “We got chummy over the draughts.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “We fixed it for that same evening.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.”
tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
From this reading “I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.”
refrain from harming
From this reading “When shall you have an evening to spare?’”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.”
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “‘Oh, thank you, Mr Wilson!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When shall you have an evening to spare?’
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.
(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
From this reading We got chummy over the draughts.
a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
From this reading We got chummy over the draughts.
divisible by two
From this reading I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading When shall you have an evening to spare?’
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading We fixed it for that same evening.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We fixed it for that same evening.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We got chummy over the draughts.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When shall you have an evening to spare?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We fixed it for that same evening.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.
a form of address for a man
From this reading ‘Oh, thank you, Mr Wilson!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh, thank you, Mr Wilson!
above and across; more than
From this reading We got chummy over the draughts.
tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
From this reading I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.
planned secretly
From this reading I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.
Identical; not different.
From this reading We fixed it for that same evening.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When shall you have an evening to spare?’
refrain from harming
From this reading When shall you have an evening to spare?’
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading ‘Oh, thank you, Mr Wilson!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We fixed it for that same evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We got chummy over the draughts.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When shall you have an evening to spare?’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had a suspicion even then that it was a put-up job to keep me away from the pub.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We fixed it for that same evening.
at the time that
From this reading When shall you have an evening to spare?’
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading ‘Oh, thank you, Mr Wilson!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Oh, thank you, Mr Wilson!
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