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Chapter 10 of The Great Adventure is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALCAR. Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet." CARVE. (Looking round casually.) England all over! ALCAR.
Chapter 10 of The Great Adventure is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."”
concealing something under the ground
From this reading “Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."”
form by carving
From this reading “CARVE.”
not methodically or according to plan
From this reading “(Looking round casually.) England all over!”
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading “Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."”
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading “Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."”
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."”
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading “Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."”
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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 Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
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From this reading ALCAR.
(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 (Looking round casually.) England all over!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
concealing something under the ground
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
form by carving
From this reading CARVE.
not methodically or according to plan
From this reading (Looking round casually.) England all over!
a period of 100 years
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading (Looking round casually.) England all over!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
immediately past
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading (Looking round casually.) England all over!
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
and nothing more
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
above and across; more than
From this reading (Looking round casually.) England all over!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading (Looking round casually.) England all over!
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
(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 Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
at the time that
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Then we should have the whole world saying, "Well, they haven't given a national funeral to a really great artist for about a century, and when at last they do try they only succeed in burying a valet."
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