Chapter 18 of Work and Win is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Work and Win is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BEAUTIFUL ISLAND. "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner. "You have worked very hard, Noddy, but you have succeeded. You must be very tired." "I am tired, for I have done a hard day's work."
Chapter 18 of Work and Win is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “"I am tired, for I have done a hard day's work."”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “"There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.”
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading “"There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “"There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.”
an artist who paints
From this reading “"There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.”
a large beer glass
From this reading “"There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.”
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “"You have worked very hard, Noddy, but you have succeeded.”
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading “"There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.”
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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 "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am tired, for I have done a hard day's work."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must be very tired."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL ISLAND.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You have worked very hard, Noddy, but you have succeeded.
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I am tired, for I have done a hard day's work."
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I am tired, for I have done a hard day's work."
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I am tired, for I have done a hard day's work."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "You have worked very hard, Noddy, but you have succeeded.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have worked very hard, Noddy, but you have succeeded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am tired, for I have done a hard day's work."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL ISLAND.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must be very tired."
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From this reading "You have worked very hard, Noddy, but you have succeeded.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
an artist who paints
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
a large beer glass
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading "You have worked very hard, Noddy, but you have succeeded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL ISLAND.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading You must be very tired."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
precisely as stated
From this reading "You have worked very hard, Noddy, but you have succeeded.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "I am tired, for I have done a hard day's work."
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "You have worked very hard, Noddy, but you have succeeded.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading "There, Mollie, what do you think now!" exclaimed the youthful engineer, as he made fast the painter of the boat to a ring in the deck of the schooner.
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