Chapter 32 of Masterman Ready is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Masterman Ready is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep. Just as they went in, Remus came bounding up to them with a letter round his neck. "Here's the dog, William," said Ready; "he won't go home after all." "How provoking! I made sure he would go back; I really am disappointed.
Chapter 32 of Masterman Ready is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Just as they went in, Remus came bounding up to them with a letter round his neck.”
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading “As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “I made sure he would go back; I really am disappointed.”
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 “"Here's the dog, William," said Ready; "he won't go home after all."”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “Just as they went in, Remus came bounding up to them with a letter round his neck.”
causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
From this reading “"How provoking!”
(Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus
From this reading “Just as they went in, Remus came bounding up to them with a letter round his neck.”
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading “As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.”
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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 Just as they went in, Remus came bounding up to them with a letter round his neck.
later than; following
From this reading "Here's the dog, William," said Ready; "he won't go home after all."
(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 "Here's the dog, William," said Ready; "he won't go home after all."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I made sure he would go back; I really am disappointed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I made sure he would go back; I really am disappointed.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Just as they went in, Remus came bounding up to them with a letter round his neck.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Just as they went in, Remus came bounding up to them with a letter round his neck.
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading I made sure he would go back; I really am disappointed.
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 "Here's the dog, William," said Ready; "he won't go home after all."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Here's the dog, William," said Ready; "he won't go home after all."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here's the dog, William," said Ready; "he won't go home after all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here's the dog, William," said Ready; "he won't go home after all."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just as they went in, Remus came bounding up to them with a letter round his neck.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Here's the dog, William," said Ready; "he won't go home after all."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How provoking!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made sure he would go back; I really am disappointed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just as they went in, Remus came bounding up to them with a letter round his neck.
and nothing more
From this reading Just as they went in, Remus came bounding up to them with a letter round his neck.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Just as they went in, Remus came bounding up to them with a letter round his neck.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made sure he would go back; I really am disappointed.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Just as they went in, Remus came bounding up to them with a letter round his neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.
causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
From this reading "How provoking!
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Here's the dog, William," said Ready; "he won't go home after all."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I made sure he would go back; I really am disappointed.
(Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus
From this reading Just as they went in, Remus came bounding up to them with a letter round his neck.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Just as they went in, Remus came bounding up to them with a letter round his neck.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Here's the dog, William," said Ready; "he won't go home after all."
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I made sure he would go back; I really am disappointed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Just as they went in, Remus came bounding up to them with a letter round his neck.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading As soon as they had carried up the whole of the cargo, they secured the boat, and went up to the house to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here's the dog, William," said Ready; "he won't go home after all."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just as they went in, Remus came bounding up to them with a letter round his neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here's the dog, William," said Ready; "he won't go home after all."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I made sure he would go back; I really am disappointed.
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