Chapter 9 of The Innocents Abroad — Volume 02 is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Innocents Abroad — Volume 02 is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do you wis zo haut can be?" That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace. It meant, do you wish to go up there? I give it as a specimen of guide-English. These are the people that make life a burthen to the tourist.
Chapter 9 of The Innocents Abroad — Volume 02 is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading “That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.”
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading “That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “It meant, do you wish to go up there?”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.”
an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading “I give it as a specimen of guide-English.”
someone who travels for pleasure
From this reading “These are the people that make life a burthen to the tourist.”
plural of “wi” — a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading “"Do you wis zo haut can be?"”
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 I give it as a specimen of guide-English.
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These are the people that make life a burthen to the tourist.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I give it as a specimen of guide-English.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Do you wis zo haut can be?"
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
a variant of “burden”
From this reading These are the people that make life a burthen to the tourist.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Do you wis zo haut can be?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you wis zo haut can be?"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I give it as a specimen of guide-English.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It meant, do you wish to go up there?
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I give it as a specimen of guide-English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you wis zo haut can be?"
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I give it as a specimen of guide-English.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It meant, do you wish to go up there?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading These are the people that make life a burthen to the tourist.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
engage in
From this reading These are the people that make life a burthen to the tourist.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading It meant, do you wish to go up there?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading These are the people that make life a burthen to the tourist.
an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading I give it as a specimen of guide-English.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It meant, do you wish to go up there?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These are the people that make life a burthen to the tourist.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It meant, do you wish to go up there?
someone who travels for pleasure
From this reading These are the people that make life a burthen to the tourist.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
at the time that
From this reading That was what the guide asked when we were looking up at the bronze horses on the Arch of Peace.
plural of “wi” — a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading "Do you wis zo haut can be?"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading It meant, do you wish to go up there?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you wis zo haut can be?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you wis zo haut can be?"
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