Chapter 2 of Lukundoo, and other stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Lukundoo, and other stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And the emergent minikin replied in sudden English: “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side. We could see the thready ribs on its exiguous flanks heave as if the thing breathed. “Has she forgiven me?” Stone asked in a muffled strangle.
Chapter 2 of Lukundoo, and other stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action
From this reading “And the emergent minikin replied in sudden English:”
plural of “flank” — the side of military or naval formation
From this reading “We could see the thready ribs on its exiguous flanks heave as if the thing breathed.”
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading “We could see the thready ribs on its exiguous flanks heave as if the thing breathed.”
of or relating to or used in microscopy
From this reading ““Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.”
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading “We could see the thready ribs on its exiguous flanks heave as if the thing breathed.”
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
From this reading “Stone asked in a muffled strangle.”
inflected form of “wag” — move from side to side
From this reading ““Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.”
moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
From this reading ““Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Stone asked in a muffled strangle.
(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 “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the emergent minikin replied in sudden English:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We could see the thready ribs on its exiguous flanks heave as if the thing breathed.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Stone asked in a muffled strangle.
uttered without voice
From this reading We could see the thready ribs on its exiguous flanks heave as if the thing breathed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could see the thready ribs on its exiguous flanks heave as if the thing breathed.
occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action
From this reading And the emergent minikin replied in sudden English:
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading And the emergent minikin replied in sudden English:
extremely scanty
From this reading We could see the thready ribs on its exiguous flanks heave as if the thing breathed.
plural of “flank” — the side of military or naval formation
From this reading We could see the thready ribs on its exiguous flanks heave as if the thing breathed.
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Has she forgiven me?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has she forgiven me?”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading We could see the thready ribs on its exiguous flanks heave as if the thing breathed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We could see the thready ribs on its exiguous flanks heave as if the thing breathed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the emergent minikin replied in sudden English:
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Has she forgiven me?”
of or relating to or used in microscopy
From this reading “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the emergent minikin replied in sudden English:
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading Stone asked in a muffled strangle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We could see the thready ribs on its exiguous flanks heave as if the thing breathed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading And the emergent minikin replied in sudden English:
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading We could see the thready ribs on its exiguous flanks heave as if the thing breathed.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We could see the thready ribs on its exiguous flanks heave as if the thing breathed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Has she forgiven me?”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
express in speech
From this reading “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Stone asked in a muffled strangle.
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
From this reading Stone asked in a muffled strangle.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading And the emergent minikin replied in sudden English:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the emergent minikin replied in sudden English:
a special situation
From this reading We could see the thready ribs on its exiguous flanks heave as if the thing breathed.
forming viscous or glutinous threads
From this reading We could see the thready ribs on its exiguous flanks heave as if the thing breathed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
in truth; certainly
From this reading “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
inflected form of “wag” — move from side to side
From this reading “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We could see the thready ribs on its exiguous flanks heave as if the thing breathed.
moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
From this reading “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yea, verily, all that you speak,” putting out its microscopic tongue, writhing its lips and wagging its head from side to side.
Chapter 2 of Lukundoo, and other stories by Edward Lucas White holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 407 sentences of Lukundoo, and other stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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