Chapter 14 of Settling Day is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Settling Day is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause. Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen. 'You'd have laughed, Jim, to see the funk Dalton was in,' he said. 'I never saw such a blooming coward in my life. He's not fit to sew a button on his own shirt.
Chapter 14 of Settling Day is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading “'I never saw such a blooming coward in my life.”
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “He's not fit to sew a button on his own shirt.”
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “'I never saw such a blooming coward in my life.”
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading “'You'd have laughed, Jim, to see the funk Dalton was in,' he said.”
a state of nervous depression
From this reading “'You'd have laughed, Jim, to see the funk Dalton was in,' he said.”
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading “Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.”
a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
From this reading “THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.”
fasten by sewing; do needlework
From this reading “He's not fit to sew a button on his own shirt.”
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.
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any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
In this reading “THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.”
come to a halt after driving somewhere
In this reading “Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.”
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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 'I never saw such a blooming coward in my life.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.
(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 Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.
in addition
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading 'I never saw such a blooming coward in my life.
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading He's not fit to sew a button on his own shirt.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading 'I never saw such a blooming coward in my life.
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading 'You'd have laughed, Jim, to see the funk Dalton was in,' he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading He's not fit to sew a button on his own shirt.
a state of nervous depression
From this reading 'You'd have laughed, Jim, to see the funk Dalton was in,' he said.
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.
a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'You'd have laughed, Jim, to see the funk Dalton was in,' he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's not fit to sew a button on his own shirt.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He's not fit to sew a button on his own shirt.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I never saw such a blooming coward in my life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'You'd have laughed, Jim, to see the funk Dalton was in,' he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading 'You'd have laughed, Jim, to see the funk Dalton was in,' he said.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading 'I never saw such a blooming coward in my life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I never saw such a blooming coward in my life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'I never saw such a blooming coward in my life.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He's not fit to sew a button on his own shirt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He's not fit to sew a button on his own shirt.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He's not fit to sew a button on his own shirt.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'You'd have laughed, Jim, to see the funk Dalton was in,' he said.
cut with a saw
From this reading 'I never saw such a blooming coward in my life.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'You'd have laughed, Jim, to see the funk Dalton was in,' he said.
fasten by sewing; do needlework
From this reading He's not fit to sew a button on his own shirt.
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading He's not fit to sew a button on his own shirt.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'I never saw such a blooming coward in my life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.
a message informing of danger
From this reading THE HALF-CASTE'S WARNING Jim Dennis heard of the row at the Gum Tree Hotel, and he also heard of the cause.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'You'd have laughed, Jim, to see the funk Dalton was in,' he said.
at the time that
From this reading Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.
which person or people
From this reading Ned Glenn, who happened to be there, told him all about it when he pulled up at Wanabeen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You'd have laughed, Jim, to see the funk Dalton was in,' he said.
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