Chapter 1 of The Kangaroo Marines is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Kangaroo Marines is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne I am not an Australasian, I am a Scot. Therefore, I hold no special brief for the folks down under. But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins. They have played the game. They have astonished the world.
Chapter 1 of The Kangaroo Marines is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
From this reading “But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.”
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.”
plural of “dominion” — dominance or power through legal authority
From this reading “But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.”
a believer in imperialism
From this reading “But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.”
a resort town in east central Florida
From this reading “London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne I am not an Australasian, I am a Scot.”
beyond or across the sea
From this reading “But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.”
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading “London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne I am not an Australasian, I am a Scot.”
the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
From this reading “London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne I am not an Australasian, I am a Scot.”
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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 London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne I am not an Australasian, I am a Scot.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne I am not an Australasian, I am a Scot.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne I am not an Australasian, I am a Scot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne I am not an Australasian, I am a Scot.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading They have astonished the world.
relating to or found in Australasia
From this reading London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne I am not an Australasian, I am a Scot.
of short duration or distance
From this reading Therefore, I hold no special brief for the folks down under.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.
of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
From this reading But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.
plural of “dominion” — dominance or power through legal authority
From this reading But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Therefore, I hold no special brief for the folks down under.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.
your parents
From this reading Therefore, I hold no special brief for the folks down under.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Therefore, I hold no special brief for the folks down under.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading They have played the game.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have played the game.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Therefore, I hold no special brief for the folks down under.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne I am not an Australasian, I am a Scot.
a believer in imperialism
From this reading But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne I am not an Australasian, I am a Scot.
a resort town in east central Florida
From this reading London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne I am not an Australasian, I am a Scot.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne I am not an Australasian, I am a Scot.
not any; not one
From this reading Therefore, I hold no special brief for the folks down under.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne I am not an Australasian, I am a Scot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.
beyond or across the sea
From this reading But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading They have played the game.
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne I am not an Australasian, I am a Scot.
acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
From this reading But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Therefore, I hold no special brief for the folks down under.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Therefore, I hold no special brief for the folks down under.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, I hold no special brief for the folks down under.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have played the game.
the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
From this reading London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne I am not an Australasian, I am a Scot.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Therefore, I hold no special brief for the folks down under.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I am an Imperialist--one filled with admiration for our overseas Dominions and the self-sacrifice of our colonial cousins.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading They have astonished the world.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne I am not an Australasian, I am a Scot.
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