Chapter 9 of Vacation Rambles is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Vacation Rambles is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But why? After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence. Yes, but it was the second time. He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse. Then he went straight to New York, which he wanted to see, and stopped till his money was all gone.
Chapter 9 of Vacation Rambles is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.”
take exception to
From this reading “After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.”
the act of forcing out someone or something
From this reading “He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.”
extremely wicked, deeply criminal
From this reading “After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.”
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
From this reading “He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.”
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading “After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “Then he went straight to New York, which he wanted to see, and stopped till his money was all gone.”
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.
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In this reading “Then he went straight to New York, which he wanted to see, and stopped till his money was all gone.”
In this reading “Yes, but it was the second time.”
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 After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.
later than; following
From this reading After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.
(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 After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he went straight to New York, which he wanted to see, and stopped till his money was all gone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.
take exception to
From this reading After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.
the act of forcing out someone or something
From this reading He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.
start firing a weapon
From this reading He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Then he went straight to New York, which he wanted to see, and stopped till his money was all gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.
extremely wicked, deeply criminal
From this reading After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he went straight to New York, which he wanted to see, and stopped till his money was all gone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, but it was the second time.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Then he went straight to New York, which he wanted to see, and stopped till his money was all gone.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Then he went straight to New York, which he wanted to see, and stopped till his money was all gone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.
the action of attacking an enemy
From this reading After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
From this reading He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Yes, but it was the second time.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then he went straight to New York, which he wanted to see, and stopped till his money was all gone.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Then he went straight to New York, which he wanted to see, and stopped till his money was all gone.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Then he went straight to New York, which he wanted to see, and stopped till his money was all gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, but it was the second time.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he went straight to New York, which he wanted to see, and stopped till his money was all gone.
up to a particular time
From this reading Then he went straight to New York, which he wanted to see, and stopped till his money was all gone.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Yes, but it was the second time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading He had run from an American university to escape expulsion for having set fire to an outhouse.
precisely as stated
From this reading After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Then he went straight to New York, which he wanted to see, and stopped till his money was all gone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then he went straight to New York, which he wanted to see, and stopped till his money was all gone.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After all, sending a challenge of which nothing came was not so very heinous an offence.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But why?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, but it was the second time.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Then he went straight to New York, which he wanted to see, and stopped till his money was all gone.
Chapter 9 of Vacation Rambles by Thomas Hughes holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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 9 holds 383 sentences of Vacation Rambles, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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