Chapter 6 of The Awful Australian is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Awful Australian is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia. The nearest one can get to it is _noveau riche_. For in Australia the parvenu is paramount. The people have no ancestry to boast of; all its nastiness is near the surface. If it isn't the beer pump half the time I am very much mistaken.
Chapter 6 of The Awful Australian is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the descendants of one individual
From this reading “The people have no ancestry to boast of; all its nastiness is near the surface.”
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading “_THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.”
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading “_THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.”
a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
From this reading “The people have no ancestry to boast of; all its nastiness is near the surface.”
the state of being of noble birth
force somebody to do something
having superior power and influence
From this reading “For in Australia the parvenu is paramount.”
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading “If it isn't the beer pump half the time I am very much mistaken.”
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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In this reading “If it isn't the beer pump half the time I am very much mistaken.”
In this reading “The people have no ancestry to boast of; all its nastiness is near the surface.”
In this reading “_THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.”
In this reading “_THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.”
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(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 The people have no ancestry to boast of; all its nastiness is near the surface.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading If it isn't the beer pump half the time I am very much mistaken.
the descendants of one individual
From this reading The people have no ancestry to boast of; all its nastiness is near the surface.
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading _THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading _THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading If it isn't the beer pump half the time I am very much mistaken.
show off
From this reading The people have no ancestry to boast of; all its nastiness is near the surface.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The nearest one can get to it is _noveau riche_.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The nearest one can get to it is _noveau riche_.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading If it isn't the beer pump half the time I am very much mistaken.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The people have no ancestry to boast of; all its nastiness is near the surface.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If it isn't the beer pump half the time I am very much mistaken.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it isn't the beer pump half the time I am very much mistaken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it isn't the beer pump half the time I am very much mistaken.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The nearest one can get to it is _noveau riche_.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The people have no ancestry to boast of; all its nastiness is near the surface.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading If it isn't the beer pump half the time I am very much mistaken.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading If it isn't the beer pump half the time I am very much mistaken.
a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
From this reading The people have no ancestry to boast of; all its nastiness is near the surface.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The people have no ancestry to boast of; all its nastiness is near the surface.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading The nearest one can get to it is _noveau riche_.
not any; not one
From this reading _THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.
the state of being of noble birth
From this reading _THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The nearest one can get to it is _noveau riche_.
force somebody to do something
From this reading _THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The people have no ancestry to boast of; all its nastiness is near the surface.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The nearest one can get to it is _noveau riche_.
having superior power and influence
From this reading For in Australia the parvenu is paramount.
characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
From this reading For in Australia the parvenu is paramount.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people have no ancestry to boast of; all its nastiness is near the surface.
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading _THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading If it isn't the beer pump half the time I am very much mistaken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The nearest one can get to it is _noveau riche_.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading _THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading The people have no ancestry to boast of; all its nastiness is near the surface.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading If it isn't the beer pump half the time I am very much mistaken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.
precisely as stated
From this reading If it isn't the beer pump half the time I am very much mistaken.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading _THE AUSTRALIAN IN SOCIETY._ There is no work for the phrase _noblesse oblige_ to do in Australia.
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