Chapter 7 of The old man's bag is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The old man's bag is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit. He felt very angry indeed. "I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble. As my suit is spoilt I think I will give up being a policeman. A policeman without a suit is no good at all."
Chapter 7 of The old man's bag is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading “He felt very angry indeed.”
color with dye
From this reading “The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.”
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “"I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.”
plural of “mistake” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.”
a member of a police force
From this reading “The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 As my suit is spoilt I think I will give up being a policeman.
(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 The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading He felt very angry indeed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As my suit is spoilt I think I will give up being a policeman.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A policeman without a suit is no good at all."
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading As my suit is spoilt I think I will give up being a policeman.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
color with dye
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading "I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt very angry indeed.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading As my suit is spoilt I think I will give up being a policeman.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A policeman without a suit is no good at all."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading He felt very angry indeed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As my suit is spoilt I think I will give up being a policeman.
engage in
From this reading "I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.
plural of “mistake” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As my suit is spoilt I think I will give up being a policeman.
not any; not one
From this reading A policeman without a suit is no good at all."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
a member of a police force
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading "I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading As my suit is spoilt I think I will give up being a policeman.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading As my suit is spoilt I think I will give up being a policeman.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "I must try not to make mistakes," he said, "sometimes they bring one into fearful trouble.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As my suit is spoilt I think I will give up being a policeman.
precisely as stated
From this reading He felt very angry indeed.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The red policeman got so wet that by the time he reached his house all the dye had come out of his suit.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As my suit is spoilt I think I will give up being a policeman.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A policeman without a suit is no good at all."
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