Chapter 20 of Under the White Ensign is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Under the White Ensign is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Desert Wireless Station "DONKEY, sah? Good donkey, sah? Me good dragoman. Talk Englis' like Englisman, sah. Me good----" "Oh, chuck it, do!" exclaimed Osborne.
Chapter 20 of Under the White Ensign is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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throw carelessly
From this reading “Me good----" "Oh, chuck it, do!" exclaimed Osborne.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “The Desert Wireless Station "DONKEY, sah?”
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading “The Desert Wireless Station "DONKEY, sah?”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Me good----" "Oh, chuck it, do!" exclaimed Osborne.”
English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading “Me good----" "Oh, chuck it, do!" exclaimed Osborne.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “The Desert Wireless Station "DONKEY, sah?”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Talk Englis' like Englisman, sah.”
medium for communication
From this reading “The Desert Wireless Station "DONKEY, sah?”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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throw carelessly
From this reading Me good----" "Oh, chuck it, do!" exclaimed Osborne.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading The Desert Wireless Station "DONKEY, sah?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Me good----" "Oh, chuck it, do!" exclaimed Osborne.
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading The Desert Wireless Station "DONKEY, sah?
an interpreter and guide in the Near East
From this reading Me good dragoman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Talk Englis' like Englisman, sah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Talk Englis' like Englisman, sah.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Me good----" "Oh, chuck it, do!" exclaimed Osborne.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good donkey, sah?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Me good----" "Oh, chuck it, do!" exclaimed Osborne.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Talk Englis' like Englisman, sah.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me good dragoman.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Me good----" "Oh, chuck it, do!" exclaimed Osborne.
English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading Me good----" "Oh, chuck it, do!" exclaimed Osborne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Desert Wireless Station "DONKEY, sah?
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading The Desert Wireless Station "DONKEY, sah?
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Talk Englis' like Englisman, sah.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Desert Wireless Station "DONKEY, sah?
medium for communication
From this reading The Desert Wireless Station "DONKEY, sah?
Chapter 20 of Under the White Ensign by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 128 sentences of Under the White Ensign, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of Under the White Ensign by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 26 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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