Chapter 2 of Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door. "'What is it you want?' she cried, without opening. "'Liquor!' cried one of the Kafirs. 'You have some brandy in the house. Give it to us, or we will come and take it and kill you at the same time.'
Chapter 2 of Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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strike violently
From this reading “"When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.”
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading “'You have some brandy in the house.”
take in solid food
From this reading “"When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “"When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Give it to us, or we will come and take it and kill you at the same time.'”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “"'Liquor!' cried one of the Kafirs.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “"When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “"'What is it you want?' she cried, without opening.”
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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 "When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.
strike violently
From this reading "When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading 'You have some brandy in the house.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Give it to us, or we will come and take it and kill you at the same time.'
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "'What is it you want?' she cried, without opening.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.
take in solid food
From this reading "When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give it to us, or we will come and take it and kill you at the same time.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'You have some brandy in the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading 'You have some brandy in the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'You have some brandy in the house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'What is it you want?' she cried, without opening.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'What is it you want?' she cried, without opening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Liquor!' cried one of the Kafirs.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Give it to us, or we will come and take it and kill you at the same time.'
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading "'Liquor!' cried one of the Kafirs.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.
the middle of the day
From this reading "When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Liquor!' cried one of the Kafirs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "'Liquor!' cried one of the Kafirs.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading "'What is it you want?' she cried, without opening.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Give it to us, or we will come and take it and kill you at the same time.'
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Give it to us, or we will come and take it and kill you at the same time.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.
carry out
From this reading Give it to us, or we will come and take it and kill you at the same time.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Give it to us, or we will come and take it and kill you at the same time.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give it to us, or we will come and take it and kill you at the same time.'
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "'What is it you want?' she cried, without opening.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Give it to us, or we will come and take it and kill you at the same time.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "'What is it you want?' she cried, without opening.
at the time that
From this reading "When midday came she made some food ready to eat, and then came a bang at the door.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Give it to us, or we will come and take it and kill you at the same time.'
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "'What is it you want?' she cried, without opening.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'What is it you want?' she cried, without opening.
Chapter 2 of Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases by Perceval Gibbon holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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.
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