Chapter 4 of Lukundoo, and other stories is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Lukundoo, and other stories is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I see Nile green,” she maintained. “The same as you see.” I swept the pieces into the box. “We are neither of us well,” I said. “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
Chapter 4 of Lukundoo, and other stories is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading ““I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.””
driven insane
From this reading ““I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.””
kept in good condition
From this reading ““I see Nile green,” she maintained.”
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading ““I see Nile green,” she maintained.”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “I swept the pieces into the box.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading ““I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.””
possessing sweep
From this reading “I swept the pieces into the box.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading ““I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.””
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.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are neither of us well,” I said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The same as you see.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading I swept the pieces into the box.
driven insane
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “I see Nile green,” she maintained.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I see Nile green,” she maintained.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I swept the pieces into the box.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
kept in good condition
From this reading “I see Nile green,” she maintained.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “We are neither of us well,” I said.
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading “I see Nile green,” she maintained.
not any; not one
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We are neither of us well,” I said.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading I swept the pieces into the box.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We are neither of us well,” I said.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “The same as you see.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I see Nile green,” she maintained.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I see Nile green,” she maintained.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
possessing sweep
From this reading I swept the pieces into the box.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The same as you see.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We are neither of us well,” I said.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are neither of us well,” I said.
(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 “We are neither of us well,” I said.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I should think you must be deranged to behave so,” she snapped, “and it is no wonder I am not well the way you treat me.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The same as you see.”
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