Chapter 5 of The Man Who Did the Right Thing: A Romance is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Man Who Did the Right Thing: A Romance is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back. We shall never get him in such a favourable position again. See! He is down there below, looking up at us. He can scarcely rush up this side of the ravine...."
Chapter 5 of The Man Who Did the Right Thing: A Romance is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.”
the act of breaking something
From this reading “The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.”
in an accurate manner
From this reading “The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.”
plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading “The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.”
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
plural of “porter” — a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.”
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading “He can scarcely rush up this side of the ravine...."”
move hurridly
From this reading “He can scarcely rush up this side of the ravine...."”
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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 We shall never get him in such a favourable position again.
anew
From this reading We shall never get him in such a favourable position again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He is down there below, looking up at us.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He is down there below, looking up at us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
the act of breaking something
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He can scarcely rush up this side of the ravine...."
in an accurate manner
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He is down there below, looking up at us.
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading We shall never get him in such a favourable position again.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We shall never get him in such a favourable position again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We shall never get him in such a favourable position again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We shall never get him in such a favourable position again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is down there below, looking up at us.
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He is down there below, looking up at us.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We shall never get him in such a favourable position again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He can scarcely rush up this side of the ravine...."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
by chance
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
plural of “porter” — a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading We shall never get him in such a favourable position again.
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading He can scarcely rush up this side of the ravine...."
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
move hurridly
From this reading He can scarcely rush up this side of the ravine...."
only a very short time before
From this reading He can scarcely rush up this side of the ravine...."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall never get him in such a favourable position again.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He can scarcely rush up this side of the ravine...."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We shall never get him in such a favourable position again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He can scarcely rush up this side of the ravine...."
up to a particular time
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He is down there below, looking up at us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is down there below, looking up at us.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The porters read the lion’s mind correctly: "He will wait there, master, till we are breaking camp and then attack the donkeys, and perhaps the one with Bibi on his back.
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