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Joe Wilson and His Mates

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.
It’s--cruel!’ and she was sobbing again.
Oh, that’s all right, Mrs Baker,’ said Andy, losing his head a little.
Ned will see to that.
Ned is going to arrange to have him brought down and buried in Sydney.’
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Joe Wilson and His Mates

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Joe Wilson and His Mates is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.
/ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ðæt hɜːrts miː naʊ sez ˈmɪsɪz ˈbeɪkər ˈprezəntli ɪz tuː θɪŋk ʌv maɪ puːr ˈhʌzbənd ˈberid aʊt ðer ɪn ðə ˈloʊnli bʊʃ soʊ fɑːr frʌm hoʊm/
Line 2
It’s--cruel!’ and she was sobbing again.
Line 3
Oh, that’s all right, Mrs Baker,’ said Andy, losing his head a little.
Line 4
Ned will see to that.
Line 5
Ned is going to arrange to have him brought down and buried in Sydney.’

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arrange verb US /ərˈeɪndʒ/

put into a proper or systematic order

From this reading “Ned is going to arrange to have him brought down and buried in Sydney.’”

Baker noun US /ˈbeɪkər/

someone who bakes commercially

From this reading “‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.”

Bush noun US /bʊʃ/

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading “‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.”

hurts noun US /hɜːrts/

plural of “hurt” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading “‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.”

lonely adjective US /ˈloʊnli/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading “‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.”

losing verb US /ˈluːzɪŋ/

-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading “‘Oh, that’s all right, Mrs Baker,’ said Andy, losing his head a little.”

sobbing noun US /ˈsɑːbɪŋ/

convulsive gasp made while weeping

From this reading “It’s--cruel!’ and she was sobbing again.”

Sydney noun US /ˈsɪdni/

the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port

From this reading “Ned is going to arrange to have him brought down and buried in Sydney.’”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading ‘Oh, that’s all right, Mrs Baker,’ said Andy, losing his head a little.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading It’s--cruel!’ and she was sobbing again.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 ‘Oh, that’s all right, Mrs Baker,’ said Andy, losing his head a little.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It’s--cruel!’ and she was sobbing again.

Andy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘Oh, that’s all right, Mrs Baker,’ said Andy, losing his head a little.

arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/

put into a proper or systematic order

From this reading Ned is going to arrange to have him brought down and buried in Sydney.’

BakernounUS /ˈbeɪkər/

someone who bakes commercially

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Ned is going to arrange to have him brought down and buried in Sydney.’

buriedadjectiveUS /ˈberid/

placed in a grave

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

BushnounUS /bʊʃ/

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading It’s--cruel!’ and she was sobbing again.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Ned is going to arrange to have him brought down and buried in Sydney.’

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading Ned is going to arrange to have him brought down and buried in Sydney.’

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Ned is going to arrange to have him brought down and buried in Sydney.’

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading ‘Oh, that’s all right, Mrs Baker,’ said Andy, losing his head a little.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Ned is going to arrange to have him brought down and buried in Sydney.’

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading ‘Oh, that’s all right, Mrs Baker,’ said Andy, losing his head a little.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

hurtsnounUS /hɜːrts/

plural of “hurt” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

It's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It’s--cruel!’ and she was sobbing again.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading ‘Oh, that’s all right, Mrs Baker,’ said Andy, losing his head a little.

lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

losingverbUS /ˈluːzɪŋ/

-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading ‘Oh, that’s all right, Mrs Baker,’ said Andy, losing his head a little.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

Ned

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘Ned will see to that.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading ‘Oh, that’s all right, Mrs Baker,’ said Andy, losing his head a little.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/

in the near future

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading ‘Oh, that’s all right, Mrs Baker,’ said Andy, losing his head a little.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading ‘Oh, that’s all right, Mrs Baker,’ said Andy, losing his head a little.

saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading ‘Ned will see to that.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It’s--cruel!’ and she was sobbing again.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

sobbingnounUS /ˈsɑːbɪŋ/

convulsive gasp made while weeping

From this reading It’s--cruel!’ and she was sobbing again.

SydneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/

the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port

From this reading Ned is going to arrange to have him brought down and buried in Sydney.’

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

that's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘Oh, that’s all right, Mrs Baker,’ said Andy, losing his head a little.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ‘The only thing that hurts me now,’ says Mrs Baker presently, ‘is to think of my poor husband buried out there in the lonely Bush, so far from home.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It’s--cruel!’ and she was sobbing again.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading ‘Ned will see to that.

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