Chapter 17 of Neither Jew nor Greek is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Neither Jew nor Greek is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast. “He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.” “I am not surprised at that,” returned Lady Marjorie, looking up from her work. “What are you going to do?” That was just what Celia did not know.
Chapter 17 of Neither Jew nor Greek is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading “A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading ““He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.””
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading ““He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.””
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading ““He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.””
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In this reading “A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.”
In this reading ““He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.””
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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 A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.
later than; following
From this reading A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am not surprised at that,” returned Lady Marjorie, looking up from her work.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you going to do?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I am not surprised at that,” returned Lady Marjorie, looking up from her work.
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That was just what Celia did not know.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What are you going to do?”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.
the act of departing
From this reading “What are you going to do?”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I am not surprised at that,” returned Lady Marjorie, looking up from her work.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am not surprised at that,” returned Lady Marjorie, looking up from her work.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.
and nothing more
From this reading That was just what Celia did not know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading That was just what Celia did not know.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “I am not surprised at that,” returned Lady Marjorie, looking up from her work.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “I am not surprised at that,” returned Lady Marjorie, looking up from her work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am not surprised at that,” returned Lady Marjorie, looking up from her work.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I am not surprised at that,” returned Lady Marjorie, looking up from her work.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “I am not surprised at that,” returned Lady Marjorie, looking up from her work.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “I am not surprised at that,” returned Lady Marjorie, looking up from her work.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am not surprised at that,” returned Lady Marjorie, looking up from her work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA “David is growing impatient,” Celia said the next morning, after breakfast.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I am not surprised at that,” returned Lady Marjorie, looking up from her work.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was just what Celia did not know.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “He thinks we have been engaged long enough, and wants me to name the day.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are you going to do?”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “I am not surprised at that,” returned Lady Marjorie, looking up from her work.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are you going to do?”
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