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The Collected Works of Ambrose — Volume 12, In Motley
The Collected Works of Ambrose — Volume 12, In Motley

Chapter I

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_consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......
Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!
But the old he rat eats bread and cheese like a thing of life.
One day my mother she baited a trap with Dutch cheese, for to catch a rat.
My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”
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The Collected Works of Ambrose — Volume 12, In Motley

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Collected Works of Ambrose — Volume 12, In Motley is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......
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Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!
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But the old he rat eats bread and cheese like a thing of life.
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One day my mother she baited a trap with Dutch cheese, for to catch a rat.
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My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?””

Blood noun US /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading “Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One day my mother she baited a trap with Dutch cheese, for to catch a rat.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?””

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Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......

any

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From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

author

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From this reading _consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......

autographed

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From this reading _consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......

baited

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From this reading One day my mother she baited a trap with Dutch cheese, for to catch a rat.

blankets

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From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

bread

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From this reading But the old he rat eats bread and cheese like a thing of life.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the old he rat eats bread and cheese like a thing of life.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......

catch

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From this reading One day my mother she baited a trap with Dutch cheese, for to catch a rat.

cheese

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From this reading But the old he rat eats bread and cheese like a thing of life.

consists

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From this reading _consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......

day

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From this reading One day my mother she baited a trap with Dutch cheese, for to catch a rat.

deadly

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From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

doubt

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From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

Dutch

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From this reading One day my mother she baited a trap with Dutch cheese, for to catch a rat.

eats

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From this reading But the old he rat eats bread and cheese like a thing of life.

father

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From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

feller

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From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

fifty

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From this reading _consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......

finding

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From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

finish

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From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

folks

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From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

follers

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From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading One day my mother she baited a trap with Dutch cheese, for to catch a rat.

foresee

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From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

guess

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From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But the old he rat eats bread and cheese like a thing of life.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

high

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From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

hundred

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From this reading _consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

invention

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From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......

isnt

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From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

life

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From this reading But the old he rat eats bread and cheese like a thing of life.

like

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From this reading But the old he rat eats bread and cheese like a thing of life.

little

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From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

looked

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From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

mother

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From this reading One day my mother she baited a trap with Dutch cheese, for to catch a rat.

mouse

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From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading One day my mother she baited a trap with Dutch cheese, for to catch a rat.

nose

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From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

number

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From this reading _consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......

numbered

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From this reading _consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......

old

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From this reading But the old he rat eats bread and cheese like a thing of life.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One day my mother she baited a trap with Dutch cheese, for to catch a rat.

ones

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From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

pursues

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From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

radiants

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From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

rat

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From this reading But the old he rat eats bread and cheese like a thing of life.

Rats

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From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

said

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From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

set

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From this reading _consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......

sets

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From this reading _consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading One day my mother she baited a trap with Dutch cheese, for to catch a rat.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......

thats

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From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......

then

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From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

there

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From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

thing

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From this reading But the old he rat eats bread and cheese like a thing of life.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading One day my mother she baited a trap with Dutch cheese, for to catch a rat.

trap

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From this reading One day my mother she baited a trap with Dutch cheese, for to catch a rat.

tree

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From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

two

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From this reading _consists of two hundred and fifty numbered sets, autographed by the author, and that the number of this set is_ ......

up

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From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading My father he looked on a while, and then he said, my father did: “I guess there isnt any doubt about the rat finding that deadly invention if he follers his nose, and I foresee his finish, but what is the trap for?”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading One day my mother she baited a trap with Dutch cheese, for to catch a rat.

women

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From this reading Rats is radiants and the little ones is a mouse, and thats the feller which pursues the women folks up into a high tree and blankets on her blood!