Chapter 19 of The Duke of York's steps is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Duke of York's steps is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Ethiopian and General Development Company “Good God; it’s a bullet—a rubber bullet!” “Weighted with lead!” “Phwat’ll the shtring be for?” “What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!” “How could that kill a man?”
Chapter 19 of The Duke of York's steps is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading ““What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!””
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “The Ethiopian and General Development Company “Good God; it’s a bullet—a rubber bullet!””
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading “The Ethiopian and General Development Company “Good God; it’s a bullet—a rubber bullet!””
a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
From this reading “The Ethiopian and General Development Company “Good God; it’s a bullet—a rubber bullet!””
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading ““How could that kill a man?””
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading “The Ethiopian and General Development Company “Good God; it’s a bullet—a rubber bullet!””
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading ““What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!””
made heavy or weighted down with weariness
From this reading ““Weighted with lead!””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading ““What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!””
In this reading ““How could that kill a man?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Ethiopian and General Development Company “Good God; it’s a bullet—a rubber bullet!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Ethiopian and General Development Company “Good God; it’s a bullet—a rubber bullet!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Phwat’ll the shtring be for?”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!”
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading The Ethiopian and General Development Company “Good God; it’s a bullet—a rubber bullet!”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The Ethiopian and General Development Company “Good God; it’s a bullet—a rubber bullet!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How could that kill a man?”
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading The Ethiopian and General Development Company “Good God; it’s a bullet—a rubber bullet!”
a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
From this reading The Ethiopian and General Development Company “Good God; it’s a bullet—a rubber bullet!”
start firing a weapon
From this reading “What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Phwat’ll the shtring be for?”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The Ethiopian and General Development Company “Good God; it’s a bullet—a rubber bullet!”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The Ethiopian and General Development Company “Good God; it’s a bullet—a rubber bullet!”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Ethiopian and General Development Company “Good God; it’s a bullet—a rubber bullet!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How could that kill a man?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Ethiopian and General Development Company “Good God; it’s a bullet—a rubber bullet!”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “How could that kill a man?”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “Weighted with lead!”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “How could that kill a man?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Phwat’ll the shtring be for?”
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading The Ethiopian and General Development Company “Good God; it’s a bullet—a rubber bullet!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Phwat’ll the shtring be for?”
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading “What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Ethiopian and General Development Company “Good God; it’s a bullet—a rubber bullet!”
a special situation
From this reading “What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!”
made heavy or weighted down with weariness
From this reading “Weighted with lead!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What gun’ll fire a thing like that—look at the size of it—it’s bigger than a twelve-bore!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Weighted with lead!”
Chapter 19 of The Duke of York's steps by Henry Wade holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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 142 sentences of The Duke of York's steps, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Duke of York's steps by Henry Wade exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 142 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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