Chapter 4 of The End of the World: A Love Story is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The End of the World: A Love Story is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A COUNTER-IRRITANT. "Vot you kits doornt off vor? Hey?" Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry. "Vot for?
Chapter 4 of The End of the World: A Love Story is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry.”
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry.”
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry.”
plural of “kit” — a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “"Vot you kits doornt off vor?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “"Vot you kits doornt off vor?”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry.”
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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 A COUNTER-IRRITANT.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry.
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From this reading A COUNTER-IRRITANT.
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From this reading "Vot you kits doornt off vor?
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Vot for?
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From this reading Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry.
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From this reading Hey?"
plural of “kit” — a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading "Vot you kits doornt off vor?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Vot you kits doornt off vor?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Vot you kits doornt off vor?
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From this reading "Vot you kits doornt off vor?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry.
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From this reading Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry.
at the time that
From this reading Gottlieb Wehle always spoke English, or what he called English, when he was angry.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Vot you kits doornt off vor?
Chapter 4 of The End of the World: A Love Story by Edward Eggleston holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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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