Chapter 13 of Lukundoo, and other stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Lukundoo, and other stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Will your dog bite?” I asked. “Naw,” he answered; “he don’t bite. Come in.” I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
Chapter 13 of Lukundoo, and other stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.”
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading ““Will your dog bite?””
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading “I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading ““Will your dog bite?””
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.”
do one's shopping
From this reading “I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.”
the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
From this reading “I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.”
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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Naw,” he answered; “he don’t bite.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading “Will your dog bite?”
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come in.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “Will your dog bite?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Naw,” he answered; “he don’t bite.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Naw,” he answered; “he don’t bite.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come in.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Naw,” he answered; “he don’t bite.
do one's shopping
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will your dog bite?”
the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
From this reading I told him I had had an accident to my automobile, and asked if he could drive me to the blacksmith shop and back to my wreckage.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will your dog bite?”
Chapter 13 of Lukundoo, and other stories by Edward Lucas White holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 13 holds 399 sentences of Lukundoo, and other stories, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Lukundoo, and other stories by Edward Lucas White exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 80 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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