Chapter 19 of The Carpet from Bagdad is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Carpet from Bagdad is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FORTUNE DECIDES George and Fortune were seated at breakfast. It was early morning. At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria. They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast. "Ryanne has probably overslept.
Chapter 19 of The Carpet from Bagdad is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a town in Louisiana on the Red River
From this reading “At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.”
third-person singular of “decide” — reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “FORTUNE DECIDES George and Fortune were seated at breakfast.”
unfavorable to life or growth
From this reading “They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.”
a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
From this reading “At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.”
inflected form of “oversleep” — sleep longer than intended
From this reading “"Ryanne has probably overslept.”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.”
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading “They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.”
short and plump
From this reading “At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.”
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In this reading “They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.”
In this reading “It was early morning.”
In this reading “At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.”
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 They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.
a town in Louisiana on the Red River
From this reading At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FORTUNE DECIDES George and Fortune were seated at breakfast.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FORTUNE DECIDES George and Fortune were seated at breakfast.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading FORTUNE DECIDES George and Fortune were seated at breakfast.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.
third-person singular of “decide” — reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading FORTUNE DECIDES George and Fortune were seated at breakfast.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was early morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading FORTUNE DECIDES George and Fortune were seated at breakfast.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading FORTUNE DECIDES George and Fortune were seated at breakfast.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ryanne has probably overslept.
unfavorable to life or growth
From this reading They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was early morning.
a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
From this reading At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.
and nothing more
From this reading They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.
for more time
From this reading They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.
engage in
From this reading They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was early morning.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.
inflected form of “oversleep” — sleep longer than intended
From this reading "Ryanne has probably overslept.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "Ryanne has probably overslept.
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.
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From this reading "Ryanne has probably overslept.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading FORTUNE DECIDES George and Fortune were seated at breakfast.
carry out
From this reading At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.
short and plump
From this reading At ten they were to depart for Jaffa, to take the tubby French packet there to Alexandria.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was early morning.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading They could just about make it, and any delay meant a week or ten days longer upon this ragged and inhospitable coast.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading FORTUNE DECIDES George and Fortune were seated at breakfast.
Chapter 19 of The Carpet from Bagdad by Harold MacGrath holds 288 sentences, grouped into 58 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 19 holds 288 sentences of The Carpet from Bagdad, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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