Chapter 4 of 100%: the Story of a Patriot is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of 100%: the Story of a Patriot is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I had to take what I could,” answered Peter. “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.” “Sure, you can help it!” said McGivney. “Why didn’t you ask long ago? Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
Chapter 4 of 100%: the Story of a Patriot is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading ““Why didn’t you ask long ago?”
equally
From this reading ““Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.””
in addition to; as well as
From this reading ““Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.””
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.””
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading “Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.””
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading ““I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.”
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading “Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.””
bound or secured closely
From this reading “Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.””
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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 Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
in the past
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask long ago?
equally
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
(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 “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask long ago?
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Sure, you can help it!” said McGivney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask long ago?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask long ago?
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sure, you can help it!” said McGivney.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Sure, you can help it!” said McGivney.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Sure, you can help it!” said McGivney.
carry out
From this reading “I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
bound or secured closely
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I had to take what I could,” answered Peter.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why didn’t you ask long ago?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Besides, they’re all alike--they get into trouble, and you can’t help it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Now if you’ve got yourself tied up with a marrying proposition, it’s your own lookout; you can’t put it off on me.”
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