Chapter 5 of Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Would you like to see her? She is indoors,” inquired the bearer of the tidings. “No,” answered the Mule, after a dull pause. “Not to-night. I have my mail-bags, as you see.”
Chapter 5 of Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading ““No,” answered the Mule, after a dull pause.”
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading “She is indoors,” inquired the bearer of the tidings.”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading ““No,” answered the Mule, after a dull pause.”
within a building
From this reading “She is indoors,” inquired the bearer of the tidings.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “She is indoors,” inquired the bearer of the tidings.”
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading ““No,” answered the Mule, after a dull pause.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading ““No,” answered the Mule, after a dull pause.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “She is indoors,” inquired the bearer of the tidings.”
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 “No,” answered the Mule, after a dull pause.
later than; following
From this reading “No,” answered the Mule, after a dull pause.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “No,” answered the Mule, after a dull pause.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have my mail-bags, as you see.”
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading She is indoors,” inquired the bearer of the tidings.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “No,” answered the Mule, after a dull pause.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have my mail-bags, as you see.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Would you like to see her?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have my mail-bags, as you see.”
within a building
From this reading She is indoors,” inquired the bearer of the tidings.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading She is indoors,” inquired the bearer of the tidings.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is indoors,” inquired the bearer of the tidings.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Would you like to see her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have my mail-bags, as you see.”
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading “No,” answered the Mule, after a dull pause.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have my mail-bags, as you see.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” answered the Mule, after a dull pause.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not to-night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She is indoors,” inquired the bearer of the tidings.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “No,” answered the Mule, after a dull pause.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Would you like to see her?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is indoors,” inquired the bearer of the tidings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She is indoors,” inquired the bearer of the tidings.
information about recent and important events
From this reading She is indoors,” inquired the bearer of the tidings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Would you like to see her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not to-night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you like to see her?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Would you like to see her?
Chapter 5 of Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories by Henry Seton Merriman holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 431 sentences of Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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