Chapter 10 of Stories by English Authors — Africa is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Stories by English Authors — Africa is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ah, yes, to Amos,” Xantippe answered quietly; “but it will be no good.” “Why no good?” “Because you owe him money, and he will give you no more till he is paid.” “But we cannot pay him. He must let us have some.
Chapter 10 of Stories by English Authors — Africa is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading ““Ah, yes, to Amos,” Xantippe answered quietly; “but it will be no good.””
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading ““Ah, yes, to Amos,” Xantippe answered quietly; “but it will be no good.””
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading ““Because you owe him money, and he will give you no more till he is paid.””
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading ““Because you owe him money, and he will give you no more till he is paid.””
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading ““Because you owe him money, and he will give you no more till he is paid.””
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading ““But we cannot pay him.”
with low volume
From this reading ““Ah, yes, to Amos,” Xantippe answered quietly; “but it will be no good.””
up to a particular time
From this reading ““Because you owe him money, and he will give you no more till he is paid.””
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From this reading “Ah, yes, to Amos,” Xantippe answered quietly; “but it will be no good.”
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading “Ah, yes, to Amos,” Xantippe answered quietly; “but it will be no good.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Because you owe him money, and he will give you no more till he is paid.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Ah, yes, to Amos,” Xantippe answered quietly; “but it will be no good.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Ah, yes, to Amos,” Xantippe answered quietly; “but it will be no good.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Because you owe him money, and he will give you no more till he is paid.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ah, yes, to Amos,” Xantippe answered quietly; “but it will be no good.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But we cannot pay him.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Because you owe him money, and he will give you no more till he is paid.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Ah, yes, to Amos,” Xantippe answered quietly; “but it will be no good.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He must let us have some.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Because you owe him money, and he will give you no more till he is paid.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Because you owe him money, and he will give you no more till he is paid.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Because you owe him money, and he will give you no more till he is paid.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ah, yes, to Amos,” Xantippe answered quietly; “but it will be no good.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He must let us have some.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Because you owe him money, and he will give you no more till he is paid.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Because you owe him money, and he will give you no more till he is paid.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must let us have some.
not any; not one
From this reading “Ah, yes, to Amos,” Xantippe answered quietly; “but it will be no good.”
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “Because you owe him money, and he will give you no more till he is paid.”
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading “Because you owe him money, and he will give you no more till he is paid.”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “But we cannot pay him.
with low volume
From this reading “Ah, yes, to Amos,” Xantippe answered quietly; “but it will be no good.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He must let us have some.
up to a particular time
From this reading “Because you owe him money, and he will give you no more till he is paid.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ah, yes, to Amos,” Xantippe answered quietly; “but it will be no good.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He must let us have some.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “But we cannot pay him.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why no good?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Ah, yes, to Amos,” Xantippe answered quietly; “but it will be no good.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, yes, to Amos,” Xantippe answered quietly; “but it will be no good.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Ah, yes, to Amos,” Xantippe answered quietly; “but it will be no good.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Because you owe him money, and he will give you no more till he is paid.”
Chapter 10 of Stories by English Authors — Africa by Arthur Conan [Contributor] Doyle holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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