Chapter 5 of The Rhodesian is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Rhodesian is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"O, monstrous! I never heard of such a thing. I'll interview the board about it if you like. Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily. In a more serious mood, however, she asked him presently, "I suppose it has been rather a disappointment?...
Chapter 5 of The Rhodesian is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.”
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “In a more serious mood, however, she asked him presently, "I suppose it has been rather a disappointment?...”
plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading “Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.”
in a gay manner
From this reading “Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “I'll interview the board about it if you like.”
abnormally large
From this reading “"O, monstrous!”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “In a more serious mood, however, she asked him presently, "I suppose it has been rather a disappointment?...”
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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 I never heard of such a thing.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I'll interview the board about it if you like.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
any thing at all
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading In a more serious mood, however, she asked him presently, "I suppose it has been rather a disappointment?...
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In a more serious mood, however, she asked him presently, "I suppose it has been rather a disappointment?...
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading I'll interview the board about it if you like.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading In a more serious mood, however, she asked him presently, "I suppose it has been rather a disappointment?...
plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
take in solid food
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
in a gay manner
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
the act of departing
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a more serious mood, however, she asked him presently, "I suppose it has been rather a disappointment?...
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I never heard of such a thing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a more serious mood, however, she asked him presently, "I suppose it has been rather a disappointment?...
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In a more serious mood, however, she asked him presently, "I suppose it has been rather a disappointment?...
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never heard of such a thing.
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From this reading I'll interview the board about it if you like.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'll interview the board about it if you like.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading I'll interview the board about it if you like.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'll interview the board about it if you like.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I'll interview the board about it if you like.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
abnormally large
From this reading "O, monstrous!
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading In a more serious mood, however, she asked him presently, "I suppose it has been rather a disappointment?...
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never heard of such a thing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, monstrous!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I never heard of such a thing.
in the near future
From this reading In a more serious mood, however, she asked him presently, "I suppose it has been rather a disappointment?...
on the contrary
From this reading In a more serious mood, however, she asked him presently, "I suppose it has been rather a disappointment?...
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading In a more serious mood, however, she asked him presently, "I suppose it has been rather a disappointment?...
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a more serious mood, however, she asked him presently, "I suppose it has been rather a disappointment?...
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I never heard of such a thing.
express a supposition
From this reading In a more serious mood, however, she asked him presently, "I suppose it has been rather a disappointment?...
express in words
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'll interview the board about it if you like.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
a special situation
From this reading I never heard of such a thing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll interview the board about it if you like.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tell your donkeys they may eat anything they choose in future, it is not going down in the bill any more!..." and they both laughed gaily.
Chapter 5 of The Rhodesian by Gertrude Page holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 5 holds 430 sentences of The Rhodesian, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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