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Chapter 9 of The Awful Australian is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AUSTRALIAN'S PARASITICAL TENDENCIES. The Australian is a born loafer. Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities. He is also a parasite. The big Australian parasite feeds smaller parasites, and so _ad infinitum_.
Chapter 9 of The Awful Australian is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “australian” — a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading “THE AUSTRALIAN'S PARASITICAL TENDENCIES.”
make broader
From this reading “Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.”
plural of “feed” — food for domestic livestock
From this reading “The big Australian parasite feeds smaller parasites, and so _ad infinitum_.”
person who does no work
From this reading “The Australian is a born loafer.”
burdened with legal or financial obligations
From this reading “Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.”
an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
From this reading “He is also a parasite.”
plural of “parasite” — an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
From this reading “The big Australian parasite feeds smaller parasites, and so _ad infinitum_.”
plural of “propensity” — an inclination to do something
From this reading “Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.”
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In this reading “Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.”
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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 The Australian is a born loafer.
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading The big Australian parasite feeds smaller parasites, and so _ad infinitum_.
in addition
From this reading He is also a parasite.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading The Australian is a born loafer.
possessive form of “australian” — a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN'S PARASITICAL TENDENCIES.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big Australian parasite feeds smaller parasites, and so _ad infinitum_.
brought into existence
From this reading The Australian is a born loafer.
make broader
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
plural of “feed” — food for domestic livestock
From this reading The big Australian parasite feeds smaller parasites, and so _ad infinitum_.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is also a parasite.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
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From this reading The big Australian parasite feeds smaller parasites, and so _ad infinitum_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Australian is a born loafer.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
person who does no work
From this reading The Australian is a born loafer.
having no employment
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
burdened with legal or financial obligations
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
From this reading He is also a parasite.
plural of “parasite” — an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
From this reading The big Australian parasite feeds smaller parasites, and so _ad infinitum_.
relating to or caused by parasites
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN'S PARASITICAL TENDENCIES.
plural of “propensity” — an inclination to do something
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading The big Australian parasite feeds smaller parasites, and so _ad infinitum_.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
plural of “tendency” — an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN'S PARASITICAL TENDENCIES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN'S PARASITICAL TENDENCIES.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Go you north, south, east, or west in his mortgaged land, and in proportion to the distance you travel, so does this truth broaden upon you--the truth of his loafing propensities.
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