Chapter XIII of The Boy Fortune Hunters in China, “Mai Lo Makes a Discovery,” is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter XIII of The Boy Fortune Hunters in China, “Mai Lo Makes a Discovery,” is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mai Lo looked at me a long time in silence. Then he said: “The noble physician is old and wise.” “And that means that we boys are young and foolish,” I retorted. “But listen to me, Mai Lo. We have traveled in many lands, young as we are.
Chapter XIII of The Boy Fortune Hunters in China, “Mai Lo Makes a Discovery,” is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading ““And that means that we boys are young and foolish,” I retorted.”
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “We have traveled in many lands, young as we are.”
hear with intention
From this reading ““But listen to me, Mai Lo.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “Then he said: “The noble physician is old and wise.””
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Then he said: “The noble physician is old and wise.””
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading ““And that means that we boys are young and foolish,” I retorted.”
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading “We have traveled in many lands, young as we are.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “Then he said: “The noble physician is old and wise.””
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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a prolonged period of time
In this reading “Mai Lo looked at me a long time in silence.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Mai Lo looked at me a long time in silence.”
In this reading “Mai Lo looked at me a long time in silence.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Mai Lo looked at me a long time in silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he said: “The noble physician is old and wise.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And that means that we boys are young and foolish,” I retorted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have traveled in many lands, young as we are.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mai Lo looked at me a long time in silence.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “And that means that we boys are young and foolish,” I retorted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But listen to me, Mai Lo.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “And that means that we boys are young and foolish,” I retorted.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have traveled in many lands, young as we are.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he said: “The noble physician is old and wise.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And that means that we boys are young and foolish,” I retorted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mai Lo looked at me a long time in silence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he said: “The noble physician is old and wise.”
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading We have traveled in many lands, young as we are.
hear with intention
From this reading “But listen to me, Mai Lo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mai Lo looked at me a long time in silence.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Mai Lo looked at me a long time in silence.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mai Lo looked at me a long time in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mai Lo looked at me a long time in silence.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading We have traveled in many lands, young as we are.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mai Lo looked at me a long time in silence.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “And that means that we boys are young and foolish,” I retorted.
impressive in appearance
From this reading Then he said: “The noble physician is old and wise.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Then he said: “The noble physician is old and wise.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Then he said: “The noble physician is old and wise.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “And that means that we boys are young and foolish,” I retorted.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he said: “The noble physician is old and wise.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Mai Lo looked at me a long time in silence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And that means that we boys are young and foolish,” I retorted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he said: “The noble physician is old and wise.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he said: “The noble physician is old and wise.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mai Lo looked at me a long time in silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But listen to me, Mai Lo.
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading We have traveled in many lands, young as we are.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “And that means that we boys are young and foolish,” I retorted.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Then he said: “The noble physician is old and wise.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “And that means that we boys are young and foolish,” I retorted.
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