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Chapter 12 of Rico and Wiseli is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IT STILL GOES ON. At last Rico also fell asleep. He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down. All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey. One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."
Chapter 12 of Rico and Wiseli is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.”
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.”
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.”
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.”
law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
From this reading “At last Rico also fell asleep.”
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.”
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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 All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
(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 All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
in addition
From this reading At last Rico also fell asleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
in a state of sleep
From this reading At last Rico also fell asleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last Rico also fell asleep.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading At last Rico also fell asleep.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading IT STILL GOES ON.
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT STILL GOES ON.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
a boy or man
From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
immediately past
From this reading At last Rico also fell asleep.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IT STILL GOES ON.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."
and nothing more
From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
From this reading At last Rico also fell asleep.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
not in physical motion
From this reading IT STILL GOES ON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."
precisely as stated
From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."
at the time that
From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
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