Chapter 5 of The Grafters is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Grafters is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The engineer wagged his head. "Ay tank so. Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear." "There are other trains to meet?" "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."
Chapter 5 of The Grafters is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
From this reading “"_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."”
something causing misery or death
From this reading “Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."”
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading “"_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."”
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading “Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."”
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading “The engineer wagged his head.”
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading “"Ay tank so.”
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading “"There are other trains to meet?"”
inflected form of “wag” — move from side to side
From this reading “The engineer wagged his head.”
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(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 Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."
social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are other trains to meet?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay tank so.
something causing misery or death
From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."
rid of obstructions
From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."
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From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading The engineer wagged his head.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."
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From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The engineer wagged his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The engineer wagged his head.
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From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."
come together
From this reading "There are other trains to meet?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."
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From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "There are other trains to meet?"
go across or through
From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."
precisely, exactly
From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."
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From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Ay tank so.
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading "Ay tank so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The engineer wagged his head.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are other trains to meet?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There are other trains to meet?"
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading "There are other trains to meet?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Ja_; two bane comin' dis vay; ant Nummer Samteen ve pass opp by."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ve maig it all right iff dey haf bane got dose track clear."
inflected form of “wag” — move from side to side
From this reading The engineer wagged his head.
Chapter 5 of The Grafters by Francis Lynde holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 420 sentences of The Grafters, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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