Chapter 16 of A Little Journey in the World is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of A Little Journey in the World is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“With Congress, do you mean?” Margaret had heard much of the corruption of Congress. “No, not Congress particularly. Congressmen are just about like other people. It's all nonsense, this talk about buying Congressmen.
Chapter 16 of A Little Journey in the World is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of buying
From this reading “It's all nonsense, this talk about buying Congressmen.”
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading ““With Congress, do you mean?””
plural of “congressman” — a member of the United States House of Representatives
From this reading “Congressmen are just about like other people.”
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
From this reading “Margaret had heard much of the corruption of Congress.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ““With Congress, do you mean?””
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “It's all nonsense, this talk about buying Congressmen.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading ““No, not Congress particularly.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “It's all nonsense, this talk about buying Congressmen.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Congressmen are just about like other people.
(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 It's all nonsense, this talk about buying Congressmen.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Congressmen are just about like other people.
the act of buying
From this reading It's all nonsense, this talk about buying Congressmen.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “With Congress, do you mean?”
plural of “congressman” — a member of the United States House of Representatives
From this reading Congressmen are just about like other people.
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
From this reading Margaret had heard much of the corruption of Congress.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “With Congress, do you mean?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Margaret had heard much of the corruption of Congress.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Margaret had heard much of the corruption of Congress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's all nonsense, this talk about buying Congressmen.
and nothing more
From this reading Congressmen are just about like other people.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Congressmen are just about like other people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margaret had heard much of the corruption of Congress.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “With Congress, do you mean?”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Margaret had heard much of the corruption of Congress.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, not Congress particularly.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading It's all nonsense, this talk about buying Congressmen.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, not Congress particularly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Margaret had heard much of the corruption of Congress.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Congressmen are just about like other people.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “No, not Congress particularly.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Congressmen are just about like other people.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading It's all nonsense, this talk about buying Congressmen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Margaret had heard much of the corruption of Congress.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It's all nonsense, this talk about buying Congressmen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “With Congress, do you mean?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “With Congress, do you mean?”
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