Chapter 5 of The Empire Makers is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Empire Makers is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No," said Clarence. "There is some other game going on with us. Don't you see these are not the ordinary Boer bobbies? They are the president's own bodyguards." "By Jove! so they are.
Chapter 5 of The Empire Makers is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bodyguard” — someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading “They are the president's own bodyguards."”
a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
From this reading “Don't you see these are not the ordinary Boer bobbies?”
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading “"No," said Clarence.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “"There is some other game going on with us.”
the act of departing
From this reading “"There is some other game going on with us.”
a judge of a probate court
From this reading “Don't you see these are not the ordinary Boer bobbies?”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “They are the president's own bodyguards."”
possessive form of “president” — an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading “They are the president's own bodyguards."”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Don't you see these are not the ordinary Boer bobbies?
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From this reading Don't you see these are not the ordinary Boer bobbies?
plural of “bodyguard” — someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading They are the president's own bodyguards."
a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
From this reading Don't you see these are not the ordinary Boer bobbies?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By Jove! so they are.
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading "No," said Clarence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you see these are not the ordinary Boer bobbies?
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "There is some other game going on with us.
the act of departing
From this reading "There is some other game going on with us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is some other game going on with us.
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading "By Jove! so they are.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Clarence.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Don't you see these are not the ordinary Boer bobbies?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There is some other game going on with us.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Don't you see these are not the ordinary Boer bobbies?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "There is some other game going on with us.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading They are the president's own bodyguards."
possessive form of “president” — an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading They are the president's own bodyguards."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," said Clarence.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Don't you see these are not the ordinary Boer bobbies?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "By Jove! so they are.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "There is some other game going on with us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don't you see these are not the ordinary Boer bobbies?
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is some other game going on with us.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Don't you see these are not the ordinary Boer bobbies?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are the president's own bodyguards."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There is some other game going on with us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "There is some other game going on with us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you see these are not the ordinary Boer bobbies?
Chapter 5 of The Empire Makers by Hume Nesbit holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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