Chapter 7 of The Ivory Trail is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Ivory Trail is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention. It happened that Fred, Will and I were all thinking of the same thing. Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar. "What sort of a country's this for women?" Fred demanded.
Chapter 7 of The Ivory Trail is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading “Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.”
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “"What sort of a country's this for women?"”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.”
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.”
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading “Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.”
past form of “stroke” — touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
From this reading “Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.”
an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania
From this reading “Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.”
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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 Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.
(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 It happened that Fred, Will and I were all thinking of the same thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "What sort of a country's this for women?"
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Fred demanded.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What sort of a country's this for women?"
set up or found
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
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From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It happened that Fred, Will and I were all thinking of the same thing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened that Fred, Will and I were all thinking of the same thing.
and nothing more
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.
not any; not one
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It happened that Fred, Will and I were all thinking of the same thing.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It happened that Fred, Will and I were all thinking of the same thing.
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.
only a very short time before
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "What sort of a country's this for women?"
past form of “stroke” — touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
From this reading Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It happened that Fred, Will and I were all thinking of the same thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It happened that Fred, Will and I were all thinking of the same thing.
a special situation
From this reading It happened that Fred, Will and I were all thinking of the same thing.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading It happened that Fred, Will and I were all thinking of the same thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What sort of a country's this for women?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It happened that Fred, Will and I were all thinking of the same thing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What sort of a country's this for women?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It happened that Fred, Will and I were all thinking of the same thing.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "What sort of a country's this for women?"
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading I was scarcely listening to him, but he seemed to get drunk just "so far and no further," and Fred found him worth attention.
an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania
From this reading Will put a hand to his neck and stroked the little scar the Arab knife had made in Zanzibar.
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