Chapter 6 of The Boss of Taroomba is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Boss of Taroomba is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
£500 "And what is your other name, Mr. Engelhardt?" "Hermann." "Hermann Engelhardt! That's a lovely name. How well it will look in the newspapers!"
Chapter 6 of The Boss of Taroomba is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)
From this reading “"Hermann."”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “How well it will look in the newspapers!"”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “That's a lovely name.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “£500 "And what is your other name, Mr. Engelhardt?"”
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “How well it will look in the newspapers!"”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “How well it will look in the newspapers!"”
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In this reading “How well it will look in the newspapers!"”
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From this reading £500 "And what is your other name, Mr. Engelhardt?"
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That's a lovely name.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading £500 "And what is your other name, Mr. Engelhardt?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading £500 "And what is your other name, Mr. Engelhardt?"
German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)
From this reading "Hermann."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How well it will look in the newspapers!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How well it will look in the newspapers!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading £500 "And what is your other name, Mr. Engelhardt?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How well it will look in the newspapers!"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading How well it will look in the newspapers!"
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading That's a lovely name.
a form of address for a man
From this reading £500 "And what is your other name, Mr. Engelhardt?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading £500 "And what is your other name, Mr. Engelhardt?"
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading How well it will look in the newspapers!"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading £500 "And what is your other name, Mr. Engelhardt?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's a lovely name.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How well it will look in the newspapers!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading How well it will look in the newspapers!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading £500 "And what is your other name, Mr. Engelhardt?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading How well it will look in the newspapers!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading £500 "And what is your other name, Mr. Engelhardt?"
Chapter 6 of The Boss of Taroomba by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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 6 holds 204 sentences of The Boss of Taroomba, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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