Chapter 5 of Under the Ocean to the South Pole is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Under the Ocean to the South Pole is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON A RUNAWAY TROLLEY "Are you going to leave?" asked Mark. "Certainly. There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done. It's easier to go away quietly and let him find out his mistake." "All right," agreed Mark.
Chapter 5 of Under the Ocean to the South Pole is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “It's easier to go away quietly and let him find out his mistake."”
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading “There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “It's easier to go away quietly and let him find out his mistake."”
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.”
an easy victory
From this reading “ON A RUNAWAY TROLLEY "Are you going to leave?" asked Mark.”
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.”
a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
From this reading “ON A RUNAWAY TROLLEY "Are you going to leave?" asked Mark.”
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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 ON A RUNAWAY TROLLEY "Are you going to leave?" asked Mark.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "All right," agreed Mark.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right," agreed Mark.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ON A RUNAWAY TROLLEY "Are you going to leave?" asked Mark.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ON A RUNAWAY TROLLEY "Are you going to leave?" asked Mark.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It's easier to go away quietly and let him find out his mistake."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It's easier to go away quietly and let him find out his mistake."
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It's easier to go away quietly and let him find out his mistake."
the act of acquiring something
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It's easier to go away quietly and let him find out his mistake."
the act of departing
From this reading ON A RUNAWAY TROLLEY "Are you going to leave?" asked Mark.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's easier to go away quietly and let him find out his mistake."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It's easier to go away quietly and let him find out his mistake."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
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From this reading It's easier to go away quietly and let him find out his mistake."
go away from a place
From this reading ON A RUNAWAY TROLLEY "Are you going to leave?" asked Mark.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It's easier to go away quietly and let him find out his mistake."
attach a tag or label to
From this reading ON A RUNAWAY TROLLEY "Are you going to leave?" asked Mark.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading It's easier to go away quietly and let him find out his mistake."
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON A RUNAWAY TROLLEY "Are you going to leave?" asked Mark.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It's easier to go away quietly and let him find out his mistake."
with low volume
From this reading It's easier to go away quietly and let him find out his mistake."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right," agreed Mark.
an easy victory
From this reading ON A RUNAWAY TROLLEY "Are you going to leave?" asked Mark.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON A RUNAWAY TROLLEY "Are you going to leave?" asked Mark.
a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
From this reading ON A RUNAWAY TROLLEY "Are you going to leave?" asked Mark.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
the act of using
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There is no use staying here and getting mixed up in something that Englishman thinks we have done.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ON A RUNAWAY TROLLEY "Are you going to leave?" asked Mark.
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