Chapter 5 of With Wolseley to Kumasi is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of With Wolseley to Kumasi is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian. "Why not?" he asked himself. "They will be alone. There will be gold in plenty. Why should I not have my share of that or take all that they possess?
Chapter 5 of With Wolseley to Kumasi is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading “He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.”
set up or found
From this reading “He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.”
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.”
a full supply
From this reading “There will be gold in plenty.”
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading “Why should I not have my share of that or take all that they possess?”
have in common
From this reading “Why should I not have my share of that or take all that they possess?”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.”
cooked in steam
From this reading “He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.”
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 “He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.”
In this reading “Why should I not have my share of that or take all that they possess?”
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 He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
(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 Why should I not have my share of that or take all that they possess?
Having no one else present.
From this reading "They will be alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Why not?" he asked himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They will be alone.
without stop or interruption
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
coins made of gold
From this reading There will be gold in plenty.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why should I not have my share of that or take all that they possess?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Why not?" he asked himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why should I not have my share of that or take all that they possess?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There will be gold in plenty.
set up or found
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why should I not have my share of that or take all that they possess?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?" he asked himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Why should I not have my share of that or take all that they possess?
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
a full supply
From this reading There will be gold in plenty.
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading Why should I not have my share of that or take all that they possess?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
have in common
From this reading Why should I not have my share of that or take all that they possess?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should I not have my share of that or take all that they possess?
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
cooked in steam
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
not in physical motion
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
carry out
From this reading Why should I not have my share of that or take all that they possess?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why should I not have my share of that or take all that they possess?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There will be gold in plenty.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
up to a particular time
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He glared at the launch and her passengers as she steamed away, and still continued to stare at them till they reached the far side of the Pra; for a thought had struck this ruffian.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not?" he asked himself.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "They will be alone.
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