Chapter 20 of The rogue elephant is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The rogue elephant is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ROGUE ELEPHANT "Sahibs! Sahibs! The elephant!" At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger. But at his gestures they whirled, and there Charlie saw a sight that he never forgot.
Chapter 20 of The rogue elephant is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.”
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “THE ROGUE ELEPHANT "Sahibs!”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “But at his gestures they whirled, and there Charlie saw a sight that he never forgot.”
plural of “gesture” — motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “But at his gestures they whirled, and there Charlie saw a sight that he never forgot.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “THE ROGUE ELEPHANT "Sahibs!”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.”
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “But at his gestures they whirled, and there Charlie saw a sight that he never forgot.”
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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 But at his gestures they whirled, and there Charlie saw a sight that he never forgot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But at his gestures they whirled, and there Charlie saw a sight that he never forgot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at his gestures they whirled, and there Charlie saw a sight that he never forgot.
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From this reading But at his gestures they whirled, and there Charlie saw a sight that he never forgot.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading THE ROGUE ELEPHANT "Sahibs!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading But at his gestures they whirled, and there Charlie saw a sight that he never forgot.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.
plural of “gesture” — motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading But at his gestures they whirled, and there Charlie saw a sight that he never forgot.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But at his gestures they whirled, and there Charlie saw a sight that he never forgot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But at his gestures they whirled, and there Charlie saw a sight that he never forgot.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading THE ROGUE ELEPHANT "Sahibs!
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.
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From this reading THE ROGUE ELEPHANT "Sahibs!
cut with a saw
From this reading But at his gestures they whirled, and there Charlie saw a sight that he never forgot.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading But at his gestures they whirled, and there Charlie saw a sight that he never forgot.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROGUE ELEPHANT "Sahibs!
in or at that place or location
From this reading But at his gestures they whirled, and there Charlie saw a sight that he never forgot.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But at his gestures they whirled, and there Charlie saw a sight that he never forgot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first the boys looked behind him, taking it for granted that he was running from the danger.
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading But at his gestures they whirled, and there Charlie saw a sight that he never forgot.
Chapter 20 of The rogue elephant by Elliott Whitney holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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 20 holds 144 sentences of The rogue elephant, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of The rogue elephant by Elliott Whitney exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 144 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 29 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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