Chapter 12 of The Awful Australian is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Awful Australian is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AUSTRALIAN ON THE LAND. The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer. Why the latter is so called I am at a loss to know. He never has a feather to fly with. The squatter is more birdlike.
Chapter 12 of The Awful Australian is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.”
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading “THE AUSTRALIAN ON THE LAND.”
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.”
white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds
From this reading “The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.”
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading “He never has a feather to fly with.”
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading “The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.”
someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
From this reading “The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.”
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.
filled with bewilderment
In this reading “Why the latter is so called I am at a loss to know.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why the latter is so called I am at a loss to know.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Why the latter is so called I am at a loss to know.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why the latter is so called I am at a loss to know.
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 man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN ON THE LAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The squatter is more birdlike.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Why the latter is so called I am at a loss to know.
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.
white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds
From this reading The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading He never has a feather to fly with.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading He never has a feather to fly with.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He never has a feather to fly with.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He never has a feather to fly with.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why the latter is so called I am at a loss to know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Why the latter is so called I am at a loss to know.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN ON THE LAND.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Why the latter is so called I am at a loss to know.
something that is lost
From this reading Why the latter is so called I am at a loss to know.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The squatter is more birdlike.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never has a feather to fly with.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN ON THE LAND.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why the latter is so called I am at a loss to know.
someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
From this reading The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN ON THE LAND.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why the latter is so called I am at a loss to know.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The man on the land in Australia is represented by two classes, the squatter and the cockatoo farmer.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why the latter is so called I am at a loss to know.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He never has a feather to fly with.
Chapter 12 of The Awful Australian by Montague Grover holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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 12 holds 90 sentences of The Awful Australian, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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