Chapter 1 of A Man's Man is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Man's Man is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See http:// Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS. A SAFETY MATCH. With frontispiece. A MAN'S MAN. With frontispiece.
Chapter 1 of A Man's Man is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 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.
plural of “capital” — assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading “See http:// Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http:// Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “A MAN'S MAN.”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “A SAFETY MATCH.”
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading “See http:// Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “A SAFETY MATCH.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See http:// Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “See http:// Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letters
In this reading “See http:// Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SAFETY MATCH.
(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 See http:// Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
plural of “capital” — assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading See http:// Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
an ornamental facade
From this reading With frontispiece.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http:// Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A MAN'S MAN.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A MAN'S MAN.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading A SAFETY MATCH.
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading See http:// Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading A SAFETY MATCH.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http:// Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading See http:// Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading See http:// Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading See http:// Small capitals were replaced with ALL CAPITALS.
Chapter 1 of A Man's Man by Ian Hay holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 230 sentences of A Man's Man, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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