Chapter 6 of The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWO MEN IN A BOX. On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him: "Monsieur Reynard, to-day ve go avay to Europe. I 'ave some sings een ze rooms ve occupy zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento. To do so, I must 'ave wong beeg packing case.
Chapter 6 of The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading “On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “"Monsieur Reynard, to-day ve go avay to Europe.”
keep busy with
From this reading “I 'ave some sings een ze rooms ve occupy zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento.”
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading “To do so, I must 'ave wong beeg packing case.”
a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”
From this reading “"Monsieur Reynard, to-day ve go avay to Europe.”
a city in north central California 75 miles to the northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California
From this reading “I 'ave some sings een ze rooms ve occupy zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento.”
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading “I 'ave some sings een ze rooms ve occupy zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento.”
on a floor above
From this reading “On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:”
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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 TWO MEN IN A BOX.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
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From this reading "Monsieur Reynard, to-day ve go avay to Europe.
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From this reading I 'ave some sings een ze rooms ve occupy zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento.
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From this reading To do so, I must 'ave wong beeg packing case.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading TWO MEN IN A BOX.
an occurrence of something
From this reading To do so, I must 'ave wong beeg packing case.
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From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To do so, I must 'ave wong beeg packing case.
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From this reading I 'ave some sings een ze rooms ve occupy zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading "Monsieur Reynard, to-day ve go avay to Europe.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I 'ave some sings een ze rooms ve occupy zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Monsieur Reynard, to-day ve go avay to Europe.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I 'ave some sings een ze rooms ve occupy zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TWO MEN IN A BOX.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
the force of workers available
From this reading TWO MEN IN A BOX.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Monsieur Reynard, to-day ve go avay to Europe.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To do so, I must 'ave wong beeg packing case.
keep busy with
From this reading I 'ave some sings een ze rooms ve occupy zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading To do so, I must 'ave wong beeg packing case.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”
From this reading "Monsieur Reynard, to-day ve go avay to Europe.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading I 'ave some sings een ze rooms ve occupy zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento.
a city in north central California 75 miles to the northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California
From this reading I 'ave some sings een ze rooms ve occupy zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I 'ave some sings een ze rooms ve occupy zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento.
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading I 'ave some sings een ze rooms ve occupy zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To do so, I must 'ave wong beeg packing case.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I 'ave some sings een ze rooms ve occupy zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
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From this reading "Monsieur Reynard, to-day ve go avay to Europe.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO MEN IN A BOX.
on a floor above
From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
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From this reading "Monsieur Reynard, to-day ve go avay to Europe.
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From this reading I 'ave some sings een ze rooms ve occupy zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
which person or people
From this reading On the following morning Paul La Croix went upstairs to the man who made artificial flowers and said to him:
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From this reading To do so, I must 'ave wong beeg packing case.
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From this reading I 'ave some sings een ze rooms ve occupy zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento.
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From this reading I 'ave some sings een ze rooms ve occupy zat I weesh to send to a friend een Sacramento.
Chapter 6 of The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler by Francis Worcester Doughty holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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.
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