Chapter 11 of Wide Courses is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Wide Courses is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Cogan asked for the name and address and got it. 'Señor Luis Roca,' he repeated. 'I'll remember that--and the street and number. And some day I'll take a run down to Peru--to Lima.' "'Si, si--fine cit-ee.
Chapter 11 of Wide Courses is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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speak to
From this reading “"Cogan asked for the name and address and got it.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “"'Si, si--fine cit-ee.”
capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century
From this reading “And some day I'll take a run down to Peru--to Lima.'”
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading “'I'll remember that--and the street and number.”
a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
From this reading “And some day I'll take a run down to Peru--to Lima.'”
recurring again and again
From this reading “'Señor Luis Roca,' he repeated.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “And some day I'll take a run down to Peru--to Lima.'”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “'I'll remember that--and the street and number.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 And some day I'll take a run down to Peru--to Lima.'
speak to
From this reading "Cogan asked for the name and address and got it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Cogan asked for the name and address and got it.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Cogan asked for the name and address and got it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Si, si--fine cit-ee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cogan asked for the name and address and got it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And some day I'll take a run down to Peru--to Lima.'
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And some day I'll take a run down to Peru--to Lima.'
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "'Si, si--fine cit-ee.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Cogan asked for the name and address and got it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Cogan asked for the name and address and got it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Señor Luis Roca,' he repeated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'll remember that--and the street and number.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Cogan asked for the name and address and got it.
capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century
From this reading And some day I'll take a run down to Peru--to Lima.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Señor Luis Roca,' he repeated.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Cogan asked for the name and address and got it.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading 'I'll remember that--and the street and number.
a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
From this reading And some day I'll take a run down to Peru--to Lima.'
To recall to mind.
From this reading 'I'll remember that--and the street and number.
recurring again and again
From this reading 'Señor Luis Roca,' he repeated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Señor Luis Roca,' he repeated.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading And some day I'll take a run down to Peru--to Lima.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Señor Luis Roca,' he repeated.
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading "'Si, si--fine cit-ee.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And some day I'll take a run down to Peru--to Lima.'
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading 'I'll remember that--and the street and number.
carry out
From this reading And some day I'll take a run down to Peru--to Lima.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I'll remember that--and the street and number.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Cogan asked for the name and address and got it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And some day I'll take a run down to Peru--to Lima.'
Chapter 11 of Wide Courses by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 11 holds 423 sentences of Wide Courses, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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