Chapter 16 of The Twins of Emu Plains is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Twins of Emu Plains is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TWINS TAKE A HOLIDAY ‟REX, it’s a perfectly dreadful copy!” Rex shuffled his feet uneasily. “Well, I can’t make it any better.” “That’s just nonsense,” Jean said. “It’s almost the last page in your copy-book, and it’s quite the worst copy you’ve done.
Chapter 16 of The Twins of Emu Plains is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “THE TWINS TAKE A HOLIDAY ‟REX, it’s a perfectly dreadful copy!””
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “THE TWINS TAKE A HOLIDAY ‟REX, it’s a perfectly dreadful copy!””
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading ““That’s just nonsense,” Jean said.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading ““That’s just nonsense,” Jean said.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “THE TWINS TAKE A HOLIDAY ‟REX, it’s a perfectly dreadful copy!””
past form of “shuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet
From this reading “Rex shuffled his feet uneasily.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “THE TWINS TAKE A HOLIDAY ‟REX, it’s a perfectly dreadful copy!””
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “Rex shuffled his feet uneasily.”
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In this reading “THE TWINS TAKE A HOLIDAY ‟REX, it’s a perfectly dreadful copy!””
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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 THE TWINS TAKE A HOLIDAY ‟REX, it’s a perfectly dreadful copy!”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “It’s almost the last page in your copy-book, and it’s quite the worst copy you’ve done.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It’s almost the last page in your copy-book, and it’s quite the worst copy you’ve done.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Well, I can’t make it any better.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Well, I can’t make it any better.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I can’t make it any better.”
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading THE TWINS TAKE A HOLIDAY ‟REX, it’s a perfectly dreadful copy!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s almost the last page in your copy-book, and it’s quite the worst copy you’ve done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “It’s almost the last page in your copy-book, and it’s quite the worst copy you’ve done.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading THE TWINS TAKE A HOLIDAY ‟REX, it’s a perfectly dreadful copy!”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Rex shuffled his feet uneasily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rex shuffled his feet uneasily.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading THE TWINS TAKE A HOLIDAY ‟REX, it’s a perfectly dreadful copy!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I can’t make it any better.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It’s almost the last page in your copy-book, and it’s quite the worst copy you’ve done.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, I can’t make it any better.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TWINS TAKE A HOLIDAY ‟REX, it’s a perfectly dreadful copy!”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “That’s just nonsense,” Jean said.
and nothing more
From this reading “That’s just nonsense,” Jean said.
immediately past
From this reading “It’s almost the last page in your copy-book, and it’s quite the worst copy you’ve done.
engage in
From this reading “Well, I can’t make it any better.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “That’s just nonsense,” Jean said.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “It’s almost the last page in your copy-book, and it’s quite the worst copy you’ve done.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading THE TWINS TAKE A HOLIDAY ‟REX, it’s a perfectly dreadful copy!”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “It’s almost the last page in your copy-book, and it’s quite the worst copy you’ve done.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE TWINS TAKE A HOLIDAY ‟REX, it’s a perfectly dreadful copy!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’s just nonsense,” Jean said.
past form of “shuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet
From this reading Rex shuffled his feet uneasily.
carry out
From this reading THE TWINS TAKE A HOLIDAY ‟REX, it’s a perfectly dreadful copy!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s just nonsense,” Jean said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWINS TAKE A HOLIDAY ‟REX, it’s a perfectly dreadful copy!”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading THE TWINS TAKE A HOLIDAY ‟REX, it’s a perfectly dreadful copy!”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Rex shuffled his feet uneasily.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I can’t make it any better.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “It’s almost the last page in your copy-book, and it’s quite the worst copy you’ve done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s almost the last page in your copy-book, and it’s quite the worst copy you’ve done.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It’s almost the last page in your copy-book, and it’s quite the worst copy you’ve done.
Chapter 16 of The Twins of Emu Plains by Mary Grant Bruce holds 457 sentences, grouped into 92 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 16 holds 457 sentences of The Twins of Emu Plains, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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