Chapter 23 of Sinclair's luck is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Sinclair's luck is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BULL ELEPHANT "LISTEN, Logula," said the Colonel. "This is my answer. At the setting of the sun we will be at your kraal. If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters. I have spoken."
Chapter 23 of Sinclair's luck is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “THE BULL ELEPHANT "LISTEN, Logula," said the Colonel.”
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading “If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.”
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “THE BULL ELEPHANT "LISTEN, Logula," said the Colonel.”
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.”
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading “If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.”
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading “At the setting of the sun we will be at your kraal.”
plural of “tube” — conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading “If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
react verbally
From this reading "This is my answer.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the setting of the sun we will be at your kraal.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the setting of the sun we will be at your kraal.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading THE BULL ELEPHANT "LISTEN, Logula," said the Colonel.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading THE BULL ELEPHANT "LISTEN, Logula," said the Colonel.
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading THE BULL ELEPHANT "LISTEN, Logula," said the Colonel.
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have spoken."
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have spoken."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is my answer.
a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
From this reading At the setting of the sun we will be at your kraal.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
hear with intention
From this reading THE BULL ELEPHANT "LISTEN, Logula," said the Colonel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BULL ELEPHANT "LISTEN, Logula," said the Colonel.
the force of workers available
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "This is my answer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the setting of the sun we will be at your kraal.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE BULL ELEPHANT "LISTEN, Logula," said the Colonel.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading At the setting of the sun we will be at your kraal.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading I have spoken."
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading At the setting of the sun we will be at your kraal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BULL ELEPHANT "LISTEN, Logula," said the Colonel.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is my answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
plural of “tube” — conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At the setting of the sun we will be at your kraal.
belonging to which person
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading At the setting of the sun we will be at your kraal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If there are twenty of your men whose hearts are not filled with water, let them be ready to drive the bull elephant and the cow elephants up to the iron tubes that smoke of the mighty hunters.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At the setting of the sun we will be at your kraal.
Chapter 23 of Sinclair's luck by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 23 holds 94 sentences of Sinclair's luck, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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