Chapter 13 of The Awful Australian is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Awful Australian is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AUSTRALIAN TITLED PERSON. Everyone in Australia is in imminent peril of a title. Nobody is safe. There is no saying whose turn it will be next. When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
Chapter 13 of The Awful Australian is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 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 “Everyone in Australia is in imminent peril of a title.”
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading “THE AUSTRALIAN TITLED PERSON.”
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading “When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.”
every person
From this reading “Everyone in Australia is in imminent peril of a title.”
close in time; about to occur
From this reading “Everyone in Australia is in imminent peril of a title.”
past form of “knight” — raise (someone) to knighthood
From this reading “When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “Everyone in Australia is in imminent peril of a title.”
belonging to the peerage
From this reading “THE AUSTRALIAN TITLED PERSON.”
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.
In this reading “Everyone in Australia is in imminent peril of a title.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.”
In this reading “When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.”
In this reading “When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.”
In this reading “When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.”
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 Everyone in Australia is in imminent peril of a title.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
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 Everyone in Australia is in imminent peril of a title.
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN TITLED PERSON.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is no saying whose turn it will be next.
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
every person
From this reading Everyone in Australia is in imminent peril of a title.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
close in time; about to occur
From this reading Everyone in Australia is in imminent peril of a title.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everyone in Australia is in imminent peril of a title.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everyone in Australia is in imminent peril of a title.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is no saying whose turn it will be next.
past form of “knight” — raise (someone) to knighthood
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading There is no saying whose turn it will be next.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no saying whose turn it will be next.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody is safe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everyone in Australia is in imminent peril of a title.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
in other respects or ways
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Everyone in Australia is in imminent peril of a title.
a human being
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN TITLED PERSON.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Nobody is safe.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading There is no saying whose turn it will be next.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN TITLED PERSON.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no saying whose turn it will be next.
a special situation
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading Everyone in Australia is in imminent peril of a title.
belonging to the peerage
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN TITLED PERSON.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading There is no saying whose turn it will be next.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
at the time that
From this reading When he gets up in the morning the first thing the Australian does is to look at the paper and see if his name is among the list of those knighted or otherwise decorated.
belonging to which person
From this reading There is no saying whose turn it will be next.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There is no saying whose turn it will be next.
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