Chapter 15 of Wanderers is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Wanderers is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“So you're out on a round of inspection,” he says jestingly. “Have you seen how the potatoes are getting on?” “No,” she answers. “But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.” It was too dreadful to hear them going on like this.
Chapter 15 of Wanderers is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading ““No,” she answers.”
have
From this reading ““But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.””
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “It was too dreadful to hear them going on like this.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading ““Have you seen how the potatoes are getting on?””
a formal or official examination
From this reading ““So you're out on a round of inspection,” he says jestingly.”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading ““But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.””
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading ““Have you seen how the potatoes are getting on?””
an instance of visual perception
From this reading ““But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.””
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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 “So you're out on a round of inspection,” he says jestingly.
(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 “But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.”
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “No,” she answers.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Have you seen how the potatoes are getting on?”
have
From this reading “But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It was too dreadful to hear them going on like this.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Have you seen how the potatoes are getting on?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.”
the act of departing
From this reading It was too dreadful to hear them going on like this.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you seen how the potatoes are getting on?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So you're out on a round of inspection,” he says jestingly.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading It was too dreadful to hear them going on like this.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have you seen how the potatoes are getting on?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.”
a formal or official examination
From this reading “So you're out on a round of inspection,” he says jestingly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was too dreadful to hear them going on like this.
in jest
From this reading “So you're out on a round of inspection,” he says jestingly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was too dreadful to hear them going on like this.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” she answers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “So you're out on a round of inspection,” he says jestingly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “So you're out on a round of inspection,” he says jestingly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “So you're out on a round of inspection,” he says jestingly.
above and across; more than
From this reading “But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.”
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading “Have you seen how the potatoes are getting on?”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “So you're out on a round of inspection,” he says jestingly.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “So you're out on a round of inspection,” he says jestingly.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Have you seen how the potatoes are getting on?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No,” she answers.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you're out on a round of inspection,” he says jestingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Have you seen how the potatoes are getting on?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was too dreadful to hear them going on like this.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “But I'll go over there, by all means, if you can't bear the sight of me here.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was too dreadful to hear them going on like this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was too dreadful to hear them going on like this.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was too dreadful to hear them going on like this.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was too dreadful to hear them going on like this.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you seen how the potatoes are getting on?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you're out on a round of inspection,” he says jestingly.
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