Chapter 6 of Stories by English Authors — Germany is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Stories by English Authors — Germany is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face. “Simply and truly, Baas Cogez did not have me asked this year. He has taken some whim against me.” “But thou hast done nothing wrong?” “That I know--nothing.
Chapter 6 of Stories by English Authors — Germany is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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South African term for “boss”
From this reading ““Simply and truly, Baas Cogez did not have me asked this year.”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading ““Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.”
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading ““Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading ““Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““But thou hast done nothing wrong?””
an old word for “no”
From this reading ““Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ““Simply and truly, Baas Cogez did not have me asked this year.”
a sudden desire
From this reading “He has taken some whim against me.””
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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 “Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He has taken some whim against me.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Simply and truly, Baas Cogez did not have me asked this year.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Simply and truly, Baas Cogez did not have me asked this year.
South African term for “boss”
From this reading “Simply and truly, Baas Cogez did not have me asked this year.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But thou hast done nothing wrong?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Simply and truly, Baas Cogez did not have me asked this year.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Simply and truly, Baas Cogez did not have me asked this year.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “But thou hast done nothing wrong?”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has taken some whim against me.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “But thou hast done nothing wrong?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Simply and truly, Baas Cogez did not have me asked this year.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has taken some whim against me.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That I know--nothing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “That I know--nothing.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Simply and truly, Baas Cogez did not have me asked this year.
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Simply and truly, Baas Cogez did not have me asked this year.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “But thou hast done nothing wrong?”
with speed
From this reading “Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.
and nothing more
From this reading “Simply and truly, Baas Cogez did not have me asked this year.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He has taken some whim against me.”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He has taken some whim against me.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That I know--nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Simply and truly, Baas Cogez did not have me asked this year.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “But thou hast done nothing wrong?”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Simply and truly, Baas Cogez did not have me asked this year.
a sudden desire
From this reading He has taken some whim against me.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Nay, grandfather, never,” said the boy quickly, with a hot colour in his bent face.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “But thou hast done nothing wrong?”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “Simply and truly, Baas Cogez did not have me asked this year.
Chapter 6 of Stories by English Authors — Germany by Beatrice [Contributor] Harraden holds 182 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.
Chapter 6 holds 182 sentences of Stories by English Authors — Germany, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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