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Border, Breed Nor Birth
Border, Breed Nor Birth

Chapter VIII

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"A bottle of Scotch?"
Kenny said hopefully.
"A king-size portable radio transmitter.
Ralph Sandell knew about it.
The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Border, Breed Nor Birth

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"A bottle of Scotch?"
Line 2
Kenny said hopefully.
Line 3
"A king-size portable radio transmitter.
Line 4
Ralph Sandell knew about it.
Line 5
The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Ralph Sandell knew about it.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "A bottle of Scotch?"

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Ralph Sandell knew about it.

Afforestation

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From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

bottle

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From this reading "A bottle of Scotch?"

coming

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From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

going

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From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

hopefully

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From this reading Kenny said hopefully.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Ralph Sandell knew about it.

jobs

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From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

Kenny

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From this reading Kenny said hopefully.

king-size

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From this reading "A king-size portable radio transmitter.

knew

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From this reading Ralph Sandell knew about it.

new

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From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

oases

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From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "A bottle of Scotch?"

people

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From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

portable

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From this reading "A king-size portable radio transmitter.

Project

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From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

propagandize

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From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

radio

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From this reading "A king-size portable radio transmitter.

Ralph

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From this reading Ralph Sandell knew about it.

Sahara

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From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

said

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From this reading Kenny said hopefully.

Sandell

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From this reading Ralph Sandell knew about it.

Scotch

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From this reading "A bottle of Scotch?"

taking

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From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

transmitter

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From this reading "A king-size portable radio transmitter.

tribesmen

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From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

use

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From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The Sahara Afforestation Project people were going to use it to propagandize the tribesmen into coming in and taking jobs in the new oases."