Chapter 3 of Robbery under Arms A Story of Life and is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Robbery under Arms A Story of Life and is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'All right,' said I, 'he must have got there a day before his time. It is a big mob and no mistake. I wonder where they're taking them to.' Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before. She knew it was no use talking to me now.
Chapter 3 of Robbery under Arms A Story of Life and is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.”
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “It is a big mob and no mistake.”
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading “It is a big mob and no mistake.”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “She knew it was no use talking to me now.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder where they're taking them to.'”
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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 right,' said I, 'he must have got there a day before his time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
(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 right,' said I, 'he must have got there a day before his time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is a big mob and no mistake.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading 'All right,' said I, 'he must have got there a day before his time.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It is a big mob and no mistake.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading 'All right,' said I, 'he must have got there a day before his time.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'All right,' said I, 'he must have got there a day before his time.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'All right,' said I, 'he must have got there a day before his time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'All right,' said I, 'he must have got there a day before his time.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'All right,' said I, 'he must have got there a day before his time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'All right,' said I, 'he must have got there a day before his time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a big mob and no mistake.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a big mob and no mistake.
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 She knew it was no use talking to me now.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She knew it was no use talking to me now.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading It is a big mob and no mistake.
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading It is a big mob and no mistake.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'All right,' said I, 'he must have got there a day before his time.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
not any; not one
From this reading It is a big mob and no mistake.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She knew it was no use talking to me now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
precisely, exactly
From this reading 'All right,' said I, 'he must have got there a day before his time.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'All right,' said I, 'he must have got there a day before his time.
cut with a saw
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew it was no use talking to me now.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading I wonder where they're taking them to.'
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading She knew it was no use talking to me now.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I wonder where they're taking them to.'
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'All right,' said I, 'he must have got there a day before his time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder where they're taking them to.'
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading 'All right,' said I, 'he must have got there a day before his time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wonder where they're taking them to.'
the act of using
From this reading She knew it was no use talking to me now.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew it was no use talking to me now.
in or at the place that
From this reading I wonder where they're taking them to.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading Aileen shrugged her shoulders and walked in to mother with a look of misery and despair on her face such as I never saw there before.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder where they're taking them to.'
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