Chapter 11 of Mr. Wu Based on the Play "Mr. Wu" by H. M. Vernon and Harold Owen is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Mr. Wu Based on the Play "Mr. Wu" by H. M. Vernon and Harold Owen is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
O CURSE OF ASIA! Do you know Hong Kong? If not, you are poor with poverty indeed. Except in China earth has no lovelier spot, and heaven itself needs none. The interior of the island is almost bleak, not beautiful, but its edge is paradise.
Chapter 11 of Mr. Wu Based on the Play "Mr. Wu" by H. M. Vernon and Harold Owen is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading “O CURSE OF ASIA!”
offering little or no hope
From this reading “The interior of the island is almost bleak, not beautiful, but its edge is paradise.”
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading “Except in China earth has no lovelier spot, and heaven itself needs none.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “O CURSE OF ASIA!”
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading “The interior of the island is almost bleak, not beautiful, but its edge is paradise.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “Except in China earth has no lovelier spot, and heaven itself needs none.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “The interior of the island is almost bleak, not beautiful, but its edge is paradise.”
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading “If not, you are poor with poverty indeed.”
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.
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The interior of the island is almost bleak, not beautiful, but its edge is paradise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Except in China earth has no lovelier spot, and heaven itself needs none.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If not, you are poor with poverty indeed.
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading O CURSE OF ASIA!
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The interior of the island is almost bleak, not beautiful, but its edge is paradise.
offering little or no hope
From this reading The interior of the island is almost bleak, not beautiful, but its edge is paradise.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The interior of the island is almost bleak, not beautiful, but its edge is paradise.
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading Except in China earth has no lovelier spot, and heaven itself needs none.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading O CURSE OF ASIA!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know Hong Kong?
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Except in China earth has no lovelier spot, and heaven itself needs none.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The interior of the island is almost bleak, not beautiful, but its edge is paradise.
apart from; not including
From this reading Except in China earth has no lovelier spot, and heaven itself needs none.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Except in China earth has no lovelier spot, and heaven itself needs none.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Except in China earth has no lovelier spot, and heaven itself needs none.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you know Hong Kong?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If not, you are poor with poverty indeed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Except in China earth has no lovelier spot, and heaven itself needs none.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading If not, you are poor with poverty indeed.
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading The interior of the island is almost bleak, not beautiful, but its edge is paradise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The interior of the island is almost bleak, not beautiful, but its edge is paradise.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The interior of the island is almost bleak, not beautiful, but its edge is paradise.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The interior of the island is almost bleak, not beautiful, but its edge is paradise.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Except in China earth has no lovelier spot, and heaven itself needs none.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know Hong Kong?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you know Hong Kong?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Except in China earth has no lovelier spot, and heaven itself needs none.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Except in China earth has no lovelier spot, and heaven itself needs none.
not any; not one
From this reading Except in China earth has no lovelier spot, and heaven itself needs none.
not one, and not any
From this reading Except in China earth has no lovelier spot, and heaven itself needs none.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If not, you are poor with poverty indeed.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O CURSE OF ASIA!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O CURSE OF ASIA!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading The interior of the island is almost bleak, not beautiful, but its edge is paradise.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading If not, you are poor with poverty indeed.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading If not, you are poor with poverty indeed.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Except in China earth has no lovelier spot, and heaven itself needs none.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The interior of the island is almost bleak, not beautiful, but its edge is paradise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If not, you are poor with poverty indeed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you know Hong Kong?
Chapter 11 of Mr. Wu Based on the Play "Mr. Wu" by H. M. Vernon and Harold Owen by Louise Jordan Miln holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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