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Chapter 14 of Joe Wilson and His Mates is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently. ‘We must keep ‘em away,’ said Dave. ‘Tar the bottom, or cover it with tarred canvas, to make it black. Then they won’t see it. There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.
Chapter 14 of Joe Wilson and His Mates is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading “‘Tar the bottom, or cover it with tarred canvas, to make it black.”
-ing form of “chuck” — throw carelessly
From this reading “There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.”
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.”
plural of “digger” — a laborer who digs
From this reading “There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.”
pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
From this reading “There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.”
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading “‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently.”
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading “‘Tar the bottom, or cover it with tarred canvas, to make it black.”
inflected form of “tar” — coat with tar
From this reading “‘Tar the bottom, or cover it with tarred canvas, to make it black.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ‘We must keep ‘em away,’ said Dave.
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From this reading ‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading ‘Tar the bottom, or cover it with tarred canvas, to make it black.
the lower side of anything
From this reading ‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently.
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading ‘Tar the bottom, or cover it with tarred canvas, to make it black.
-ing form of “chuck” — throw carelessly
From this reading There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading ‘Tar the bottom, or cover it with tarred canvas, to make it black.
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From this reading ‘We must keep ‘em away,’ said Dave.
plural of “digger” — a laborer who digs
From this reading There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently.
a quad with a square body
From this reading ‘We must keep ‘em away,’ said Dave.
the act of departing
From this reading There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.
an opening into or through something
From this reading ‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Tar the bottom, or cover it with tarred canvas, to make it black.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading ‘We must keep ‘em away,’ said Dave.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently.
engage in
From this reading ‘Tar the bottom, or cover it with tarred canvas, to make it black.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘We must keep ‘em away,’ said Dave.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘Tar the bottom, or cover it with tarred canvas, to make it black.
pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
From this reading There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading ‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading ‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading ‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently.
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading ‘Tar the bottom, or cover it with tarred canvas, to make it black.
inflected form of “tar” — coat with tar
From this reading ‘Tar the bottom, or cover it with tarred canvas, to make it black.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they won’t see it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they won’t see it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Tar the bottom, or cover it with tarred canvas, to make it black.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There’s not many diggers left, and the rest are going; they’re chucking up the claims in Log Paddock.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘We must keep ‘em away,’ said Dave.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘And some one will come poking round, and look down the hole and see the bottom,’ said Jim Bently.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Tar the bottom, or cover it with tarred canvas, to make it black.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then they won’t see it.
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