Chapter 9 of 30-day wonder is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of 30-day wonder is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate. We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help." "What?" I said. "Not the Voice of Doom?"
Chapter 9 of 30-day wonder is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
From this reading “"That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.”
a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
From this reading “We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help."”
not carefully or expertly made
From this reading “"That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.”
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading “"Not the Voice of Doom?"”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help."”
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading “We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help."”
on the contrary
From this reading “"That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “"Not the Voice of Doom?"”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
From this reading We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help."
not carefully or expertly made
From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading "Not the Voice of Doom?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help."
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not the Voice of Doom?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not the Voice of Doom?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
on the contrary
From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said.
express in words
From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not the Voice of Doom?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Not the Voice of Doom?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "That's a rather crude way to put it, but I'd say it's accurate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've hired Clyde B. Fitchburn to help."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?"
Chapter 9 of 30-day wonder by Richard Wilson holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 9 holds 429 sentences of 30-day wonder, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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