A monument was built to commemorate the victory.

The children huddled together for warmth.

Censure is sometimes harder to bear than punishment.

The new vaccine eradicated all traces of the disease within three months.

The barbarians defiled the church by using it as a stable.

The pregnant woman has an enlarged abdomen.

The lost hikers were bereft of hope when the rescue plane did not see them.

The children were bereaved by the death of their parents.

This battlefield is consecrated to the memory of the soldiers who died here.

A good joke does not necessarily evoke a hearty laugh.

Wheels left grooves in a muddy dirt road.

The old car jolted its passengers badly as it went over the rough road.

Bowing to greet a lady is now an obsolete custom.

Many wild animals prowl at night looking for something to eat.

The children scooped holes in the sand.

Diplomats are interested in the status of world affairs.

The farmer sued the railroad station because his cow was killed by the train.

The counter of the sink has many grooves along which the water will run off.

The cat prowled around the cellar looking for mice.

We all sympathized with the husband who was bereaved of his beloved wife.

Her singing evoked admiration from the public.

We still use this machine though it is obsolete.

The bandit in a typical Western movie rides a horse and goes armed. either alone or in a group.

Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ.

The children‘s muddy shoes defiled all the rugs in the hotel.

Running in the hall is a deviation from the school rules and will not be allowed.

She could bear the disappointments of other people with tolerable fortitude.

The little girl was inconsolable at the loss of her kitten.

Aren‘t you hungry? You are only nibbling your food.

The coronation of the new king was a splendid pageant.

After the scourge of flood usually comes the scourge of disease.

The crippled child tumbled down the stairs and was badly hurt.

The iron in the ship caused a deviation of the magnetic needle of the compass.

A marathon runner must have great fortitude to run such a long distance.

The pretty girl‘s reputation was defiled by malicious gossips.

The boy is just learning to walk, he is always tumbling over the floor.

The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.

There are many illnesses, which afflict old people.

His employer censured him for neglecting his work.

The thief intruded into the house with caution and dissimulation.

Nowadays, it is an inhumane punishment to flog the disobedient soldiers or sailors.

According to the inscription on its cornerstone, this building was erected in 1919.

The gifts of charity meddled with a man’s private affair.

He doesn‘t sit straight: his posture is very bad.

John rummaged all the drawers to find his gloves.

The water spouted out when the pipe was broken.

The climber traversed a long horizontal crack in the face of the mountain slope.

A child stood looking with wistful eyes at the toys in the shop window.

He was flogging his horse in a very cruel way.

She rummaged change from the bottom of her purse.

The law does not meddle unduly with a person‘s private life.

The lights traversed the sky searching for enemy planes.

The inscription on the ancient monument was very hard to read.

The amicable flash of her white teeth was very impressive.

The soldiers are very exhausted for they have advanced forward without rest in a blizzard.

If I were rich, I would like to cruise in the Southern Pacific for six months in a private yacht.

Yellow fever has been eradicated in the United States but it still exists in some countries.

The doctor‘s report gave us only a glimmer of hope.

On his desk, many articles and documents are always piled in great lump.

The woman ransacked the house for her lost jewelry.

He slashed a path through the high grass with a long knife.

Out feet slumped repeatedly through the melting ice.

That pop-song had a great vogue at one time.

Enemy soldiers ransacked the city and carried off its treasures.

Tired from his long walk, he slumped into a chair.

We saw the glimmer of a distant light through the trees.

He used to have a great vogue as a film actor, but no one goes to the cinema to see him now.

What the Ice Age did was to eradicate the abundant mammalian life in the Northern Hemisphere.

He ascribes his success to skill and hard work.

The soldiers kept their heads down behind the bulwark.

She looked around this way and that in a dubious manner.

Selfishness was a facet of his character that we seldom saw before.

For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance, and in fact he became very well-dressed from then on.

The boys huddled together under the rock to keep warm.

The old man mumbled something to me, but I could not understand him.

This ruined bridge is a relic of the Korean War in 1950.

Automobile exhaust fumes are one of the major causes of smog.

The thirsty wayfarer was glad to find a fresh spring near the road.

He always speaks with his mouth full of food, it is his wont.

Four people were huddled under one umbrella to avoid the sudden shower.

I‘m feeling better than yesterday, but it is dubious that I can go to school tomorrow.

No one knows who wrote that play, but it is usually ascribed to Cyril Tourneur.

We believe that a free press and free speech are bulwarks of democracy.

Take heed of what I say, or you will fail in the final examination.

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Lesson 2

The judge absolved the man of the crime.

The umpire should have no bias in favor of either side.

Our baseball team is contending for the championship.

We deplore the terrible traffic accident in which 30 persons were killed and 50 injured.

The boy fell from a tree and suffered fractures of his right arm and leg.

A crowd of great magnitude attended the President’s inauguration.

The pith of his speech was focused on the importance of education.

I have no relish for seeing people being whipped.

Trying not to be seen, they quietly sneaked into the room.

The messenger brought tidings from the battlefield.

Many people would be aghast at the thought of another war.

We shall not cumber our thought with his reproaches.

The city government decreed that all dogs must be licensed.

The children were frolicking with the puppy in the backyard.

There was much commercial intercourse between the two countries before World War II.

In dry weather forest fires are a great menace.

I was standing on the very edge of a bank, a precipice not less than fifty feet deep.

The church is generally considered as a sanctuary.

After a light spring rain, leaves began to sprout from trees.

She trod lightly in order not to wake the sleeping baby.

The soldiers still had their guns but they were out of ammunition.

A doting mother alienates her husband by lavishing too much love on their child.

The artist was so engrossed in his painting that he didn’t notice the people watching him.

If you got a deep cut in your arm, there’s usually a gush of blood.

The deep river was an insuperable barrier to those who could not swim.

Her life has been full of ordeals, sickness, poverty and loss of her beloved son.

He kept his tobacco in a leather pouch fastened to the belt.

The brakes screeched and the car suddenly stopped with a jerk.

A man who is six feet tall is above the average stature in China.

The President’s enemies are spreading ill rumors to undermine his authority.

The house is unsafe since the foundations were undermined by floods.

Damages from last week’s flood have been assessed at $50000.

The children searched each and every chamber of the house for the cat.

The Congress of the United States has two House of Representatives.

Now that she is rich, she disdains to speak to her old friends.

One day Robinson Crusoe espied a foot print on the sand.

The beautiful glossy coat of the cat shone as it lay in sunlight.

The janitor swept the floors and locked up the building every night.

She bought a packet of envelops at the stationery store.

The eloquent and ornate carving on a church pulpit was done by Indian hands.

The meat was black and scorched outside but still raw inside.

The grass is scorched by so much hot sunshine in summer.

The ship surged in the stormy seas, rolling and pitching with each wave.

Pots, pans and kettles are useful kitchen utensils.

When the soldiers ran out of ammunition, they fixed bayonets to their rifles.

Compassion for the orphans caused him to give money for their support.

Lazy boys sometimes are detained at school to do extra work after ordinary lessons are finished.

The police detained the suspected thief for more questioning.

A faction in our club tried to make the president resign.

The diamond shone with every hue under the bright sun.

He polished the metal until it had a fine luster.

The deeds of heroes add luster to a nation’s history.

He persevered in his study until he succeeded.

Because of his high fever, the sick man raved all night.

He intended to slay his father’s murderer.

The doctor told her to take three tablets a day.

Nowadays an actress with voluptuous beauty seems to be more popular than the one with intelligent look.

Lesson 3

The only access to the farm house is across the rice fields.

Only high officials had access to the emperor.

The guide for visitors beckoned us to follow him.

I concur with the speaker in condemning every criminal.

This summer two weeks of rain concurred with our vacation.

He was denounced as a coward and traitor.

The first blow makes the anger, but the second makes the fray.

Long wear had frayed the collar and cuffs of his old shirts.

Heavy clothing hampered the movements of the climbers.

Cancer and tuberculosis are serious maladies in every country.

The old man was plodding wearily along the bank of the river.

Since the factory moved, this town has only a remnant of its former population.

The child with a cold in his nose snored all night.

Blood tinged the water as he washed his wound.

It was necessary for them to have remedies for their ailments.

The children are bickering with each other about who is the tallest among them.

The inventor contrived a new kind of engine with fewer moving parts.

The bright light of the motorcar on the dark country road dazzled my eyes.

She fumbled about in her handbag for a pen to write a memorandum.

Poor food and hard work impaired her health and she became thin.

The parents were mortified by their children’s bad behavior before the guests.

The United States became the predominant nation in the Western Hemisphere.

He worked to improve the sanitary conditions of slums.

He always keeps a lot of money in his wallet.

Do you consider the wild behavior of the crowd was enough of a warrant for the police to use force?

The ford foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research.

The brawl in the street could be heard in the house nearby.

The boys made several cynical remarks to cover up their disappointment at being left out of the play.

She embellished the simple dress with colorful laces and ribbons.

The defence of the alamo was a heroic action of gallant men.

He immersed his aching feet in a bucket of cold water.

He rode his new bicycle up and down in front of our house in an ostentatious way .

Soapy followed the man with a presentiment that luck would again run against him.

She was so satiated with bananas that she would not even look at one.

The field of wheat was undulating in the breeze.

A shop selling woman’s apparel is at the corner of the street.

He cajoled his friends into deciding in his favor.

You can discard your old coat but not your old friends.

During the middle ages, Greek civilization declined and became effete.

She has had a grudge against me ever since I disagreed with her.

Four men kidnapped the little girl, but he police soon caught them and rescued the girl.

There is some hope that a peace pact will be signed between the two countries.

she pries too closely into the private life of her friends.

Men scoured the whole country looking for the lost child.

The servant scoured the frying open until it shone like silver.

He swaggered down the street after winning the fight.

The building of this house in the shape of the temple was a rich man’s vagary.

Ability to get along with people is an asset in business.

There was a deep political chasm between the two countries which nearly led to a war.

The cities of Greece and Asia were despoiled of their most valuable ornaments.

I became angry with the little boy at his facetious remarks.

The wing of the airplane came off and the machine hurtled to the ground.

He wanted to be accused of larceny, because he felt comfortable in prison.

He sworked so hard that the weariness pervaded his whole body.

Though he was tortured to make him change his religion the prisoner would not recant.

He left his affairs in a complete shambles when he died.

Eating human flesh is a taboo in civilized countries.

He wore all the trappings of high office.

Lesson 4

When the king abdicated his throne, his brother succeeded him.

Ability to think clearly will accrue to you from good habits of study.

The salesman has been badgering my father for two weeks to buy a new car.

They succeeded in baffling the enemy’s attack plans.

He conjectured that his new stocks would rise on eh stock market.

The poor woman’s mind has been deranged for many years.

The natives thought the explorer was possessed by a fiend.

The mother was pining to see her son and daughter.

The gas almost smothered the coal miners but they got out in time.

The long climb up the mountain made her heart throb rapidly.

Many people usually drink hot broth when they are sick.

Some tiny plants grow in the crevice of the stone wall.

The duke’s son demeaned himself by doing manual labor with his servants.

We fostered the young girl while her mother was in hospital.

Our country has prospered by various incentive systems.

A guide led us through the maze of tunnels in the cave.

She pored over the picture book in silence enjoying the various colors.

Like human skin, soil has holes that are called pore.

Pick up the rubbish and throw it in the garbage can

We don’t need to speculate about the possible winner in the game.

Sweet music caught and held him transfixed against the iron fence.

A bird that cannot fly is an anomaly.

If you look at the end of your nose, your eyes converge.

We have a duplicate key to the front door.

There were few peaceful epoches in the history of our country.

Hunger and suffering from cold had made the lost hikers gaunt.

The incessant barking of the dog kept him awake through the night.

Though the teacher asked a simple question about her parents, the little girl stood mute with embarrassment.

He was a passionate partisan of these people and had organized a Worker’s Union.

The parents of the sick boy scanned the doctor’s face for a sign of hope.

She scanned the newspaper in a few minutes.

He stabbed a piece of meat from the plate with his fork.

I tried to cook a nice dinner, but I’m afraid I’ve rather botched it.

Her new shoes chafed the skin on both her feet.

After a brisk morning wind dissipater the clouds, the sky was clear all day.

The foolish son dissipated his father’s fortune by spending it on drinking and gambling.

The inscriptions on the ancient monuments have been effaced by time.

There was a glint in her eyes that showed she was angry.

Overtime work is often onerous, though it is well paid.

The girl did not move though the policeman iterated his command hat she go.

Most boys have a propensity of playing with machinery.

Mother singed chicken to get rid of hairs.

The little boy put on his father’s medals and strutted around the room.

There are many kinds of diseases that medical science is yet to unravel.

He bellowed in pain when the hammer came down on his finger.

The horseback rider drew his cloak tightly around him in the rain.

His friendly behavior was a cloak for his evil intention.

The ministry was a very devout man and devoted his whole life to Christian mission work.

A man appeared at the castle gate in the guise of the woodcutter.

The power of a grain of wheat to grow into a plant remains latent if it is not planted.

He pawned his watch to buy food until he could get a job.

When the cannon was fired the earth quaked under his feet.

Famine has often been the sequel of war.

After the ship sank, salvage of its cargo was impossible.

The battle was won with so great a loss of soldiers that it was a virtual defeat.

He does things that are marvellous or apparently impossible, he is a wizard.

Lesson 5

He admonished his friend not to be late for his work.

He seems to be doing nothing, but really he’s just biding his time.

A man who cheats on his income tax and on his expense account tends to condone these practices in his friends.

I designate you to act for me while I am away.

Most animals let their young fend for themselves at an early age.

Only hardy plants will survive the severe cold in the Arctic area.

Baseball players do exercises at the beginning of the season in order to limber[fish1]  themselves up.

You must pay in humility / condescension / modesty of spirit for every benefit received at the hands of philanthropy /charity.

Can you recollect the name of the author of [Ivanhoe]?

He was smitten/affected with the view that he stopped and took out his camera.

According to the testimony of the medical profession, the health of the nation is improving.

He liked the bitter taste of the ale; beer is his favorite drink.

Blend[fish2]  the butter and the sugar before adding other ingredient / factor / elements of the cake.

Especially large, sharp canine characterizes the carnivorous animals.

The common English sparrow is a denizen of America; it was first brought from Europe to America about 1850.

She was in a frenzy of grief when she heard that her child was missing.

The player’s injury[fish3]  incapacitated him for participating in the football match.

The hunters came from the East to massacre the buffaloes of the plains, killing several million in a short time.

When I asked his advice he ponder / meditated the matter and then told me not to go.

To the riddle “What walks on four legs in the mooring, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?” the answer is ”man.”

The father spanked the naughty child for his bad manners.

He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy.

The war was a terrible catastrophe in which many people died and many buildings were destroy[fish4] ed.

He felt completely daunted by the difficulties that faced him.

The crowd gaped/ stared/ gawked at the daring tricks performed by the tightrope walker.

He will be in the hospital for the duration of the school year.

We implored him to act before it was too late.

She muffled her throat in a warm scarf not to catch a cold.

On April Fool’s day people often play pranks on each other.

Soapy took the umbrella and saunter[fish5] ed off with it slowly.

There was a trickle of blood from the wound on his face.

She was astounded / amazed by the news that she had won the speech contest.

The people living in that valley are all members of one clan.

Newspaper accounts of political and international affairs are often distorted.<