Chapter 8 of The Witch Doctor and Other Rhodesian Studies is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Witch Doctor and Other Rhodesian Studies is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good morning." "Jimmy gave me my money back." "Of course." "Have you got a job?" "No."
Chapter 8 of The Witch Doctor and Other Rhodesian Studies is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “"Jimmy gave me my money back."”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Of course."”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “"Jimmy gave me my money back."”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"Have you got a job?"”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “"Jimmy gave me my money back."”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “"Have you got a job?"”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “"Jimmy gave me my money back."”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “"Good morning."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course."”
In this reading “"Have you got a job?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Have you got a job?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Jimmy gave me my money back."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Jimmy gave me my money back."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good morning."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Have you got a job?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you got a job?"
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading "Jimmy gave me my money back."
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "Have you got a job?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Jimmy gave me my money back."
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "Jimmy gave me my money back."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Good morning."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Jimmy gave me my money back."
not any; not one
From this reading "No."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you got a job?"
Chapter 8 of The Witch Doctor and Other Rhodesian Studies by Frank Worthington holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 8 holds 413 sentences of The Witch Doctor and Other Rhodesian Studies, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Witch Doctor and Other Rhodesian Studies by Frank Worthington exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 can be played aloud in United States English.
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