Chapter 12 of Richard Dare's Venture is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Richard Dare's Venture is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RICHARD CALLS ON MR. JOYCE. As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix. Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say. "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
Chapter 12 of Richard Dare's Venture is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “appearance” — outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.”
causing inconvenience
From this reading “As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.”
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading “Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.”
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading “As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.”
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading “JOYCE.”
possessive form of “richards” — English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
From this reading “As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.”
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
From this reading “"Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.”
an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
From this reading “As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
(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 Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
plural of “appearance” — outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
causing inconvenience
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
a youthful male person
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading RICHARD CALLS ON MR.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
a person of German nationality
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading JOYCE.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
a form of address for a man
From this reading RICHARD CALLS ON MR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading RICHARD CALLS ON MR.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICHARD CALLS ON MR.
possessive form of “richards” — English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
express in words
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
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