Chapter 1 of 1,492,633 Marlon Brandos is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of 1,492,633 Marlon Brandos is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She liked the Brando type. The more there was of it, the better! Chester McRae. Good old Chet, best man in Accounting. Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.
Chapter 1 of 1,492,633 Marlon Brandos is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
From this reading “Good old Chet, best man in Accounting.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “Chester McRae.”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “She liked the Brando type.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.”
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading “She liked the Brando type.”
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 “Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.”
In this reading “Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.”
In this reading “Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.”
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a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
From this reading Good old Chet, best man in Accounting.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Good old Chet, best man in Accounting.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The more there was of it, the better!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She liked the Brando type.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Chester McRae.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good old Chet, best man in Accounting.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good old Chet, best man in Accounting.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Good old Chet, best man in Accounting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The more there was of it, the better!
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading She liked the Brando type.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Good old Chet, best man in Accounting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chester McRae.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The more there was of it, the better!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The more there was of it, the better!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Good old Chet, best man in Accounting.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She liked the Brando type.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Six feet tall, brown hair, brown eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She liked the Brando type.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The more there was of it, the better!
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading She liked the Brando type.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The more there was of it, the better!
Chapter 1 of 1,492,633 Marlon Brandos by Vance Aandahl holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 1 holds 125 sentences of 1,492,633 Marlon Brandos, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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