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A line o' gowf or two
A line o' gowf or two

Chapter V

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“Play golf on perfect links”—Railroad ad.
There ain’t no sich thing.
* * * * * It is never too late to learn.
From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.
ADDRESSING THE BALL.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A line o' gowf or two

Chapter V

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Play golf on perfect links”—Railroad ad.
Line 2
There ain’t no sich thing.
Line 3
* * * * * It is never too late to learn.
Line 4
From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.
Line 5
ADDRESSING THE BALL.

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 “From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “* * * * * It is never too late to learn.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There ain’t no sich thing.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

ad

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From this reading “Play golf on perfect links”—Railroad ad.

ADDRESSING

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From this reading ADDRESSING THE BALL.

advocating

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From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

ain't

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From this reading There ain’t no sich thing.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

BALL

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From this reading ADDRESSING THE BALL.

disquisitions

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From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

former

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From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

game

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From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

golf

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From this reading “Play golf on perfect links”—Railroad ad.

golfers

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From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

instruction

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From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading * * * * * It is never too late to learn.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading * * * * * It is never too late to learn.

late

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From this reading * * * * * It is never too late to learn.

learn

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From this reading * * * * * It is never too late to learn.

learning

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From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

links

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From this reading “Play golf on perfect links”—Railroad ad.

methods

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From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

more

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From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading * * * * * It is never too late to learn.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There ain’t no sich thing.

observe

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From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Play golf on perfect links”—Railroad ad.

perfect

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From this reading “Play golf on perfect links”—Railroad ad.

Play

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From this reading “Play golf on perfect links”—Railroad ad.

precisely

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From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

professional

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From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

Railroad

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From this reading “Play golf on perfect links”—Railroad ad.

recent

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From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

reverse

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From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

sich

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From this reading There ain’t no sich thing.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.

There

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From this reading There ain’t no sich thing.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There ain’t no sich thing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading * * * * * It is never too late to learn.

too

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From this reading * * * * * It is never too late to learn.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading From their more recent disquisitions we observe that professional golfers are learning something about the game, and are advocating methods precisely the reverse of their former instruction.