Chapter 10 of The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BELLEVUE, BRUSSELS. Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself. Besides, what 's the good of me taking a part in the elections? Who can tell which side will be uppermost, after all? And if one is "to enter, it's as well to ride the winning horse."
Chapter 10 of The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, what 's the good of me taking a part in the elections?”
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading “BELLEVUE, BRUSSELS.”
plural of “election” — a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading “Besides, what 's the good of me taking a part in the elections?”
to come or go into
From this reading “And if one is "to enter, it's as well to ride the winning horse."”
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading “Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “And if one is "to enter, it's as well to ride the winning horse."”
at or nearest to the top
From this reading “Who can tell which side will be uppermost, after all?”
having won
From this reading “And if one is "to enter, it's as well to ride the winning horse."”
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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hold a review (of troops)
In this reading “Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.”
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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 Besides, what 's the good of me taking a part in the elections?
later than; following
From this reading Who can tell which side will be uppermost, after all?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Who can tell which side will be uppermost, after all?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Who can tell which side will be uppermost, after all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BELLEVUE, BRUSSELS.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, what 's the good of me taking a part in the elections?
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading BELLEVUE, BRUSSELS.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Who can tell which side will be uppermost, after all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
plural of “election” — a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading Besides, what 's the good of me taking a part in the elections?
to come or go into
From this reading And if one is "to enter, it's as well to ride the winning horse."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Besides, what 's the good of me taking a part in the elections?
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading And if one is "to enter, it's as well to ride the winning horse."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if one is "to enter, it's as well to ride the winning horse."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And if one is "to enter, it's as well to ride the winning horse."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And if one is "to enter, it's as well to ride the winning horse."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Besides, what 's the good of me taking a part in the elections?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
not any; not one
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Besides, what 's the good of me taking a part in the elections?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And if one is "to enter, it's as well to ride the winning horse."
above and across; more than
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Besides, what 's the good of me taking a part in the elections?
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading And if one is "to enter, it's as well to ride the winning horse."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Who can tell which side will be uppermost, after all?
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Besides, what 's the good of me taking a part in the elections?
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
express in words
From this reading Who can tell which side will be uppermost, after all?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Besides, what 's the good of me taking a part in the elections?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
male cat
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
at or nearest to the top
From this reading Who can tell which side will be uppermost, after all?
the act of using
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
(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 Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Besides, what 's the good of me taking a part in the elections?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Who can tell which side will be uppermost, after all?
which person or people
From this reading Who can tell which side will be uppermost, after all?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Who can tell which side will be uppermost, after all?
having won
From this reading And if one is "to enter, it's as well to ride the winning horse."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Tom,--It 's no use in talking; I can't go over to Ireland now, and you know that as well as myself.
Chapter 10 of The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Charles Lever holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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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