Chapter 14 of A Man's World is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of A Man's World is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When we convened after lunch, I was called on. There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States. The rest had only a long-distance knowledge of English. I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience. The first two to discuss my thesis were Germans.
Chapter 14 of A Man's World is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading “There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.”
past form of “convene” — meet formally
From this reading “When we convened after lunch, I was called on.”
plural of “delegate” — a person appointed or elected to represent others
From this reading “There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.”
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “The first two to discuss my thesis were Germans.”
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading “The first two to discuss my thesis were Germans.”
of or relating to or being a long-distance telephone call
From this reading “The rest had only a long-distance knowledge of English.”
an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
From this reading “The first two to discuss my thesis were Germans.”
in physical discomfort
From this reading “I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.”
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.
In this reading “There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.”
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
In this reading “When we convened after lunch, I was called on.”
In this reading “I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.”
In this reading “The first two to discuss my thesis were Germans.”
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 The rest had only a long-distance knowledge of English.
later than; following
From this reading When we convened after lunch, I was called on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When we convened after lunch, I was called on.
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
past form of “convene” — meet formally
From this reading When we convened after lunch, I was called on.
plural of “delegate” — a person appointed or elected to represent others
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading The first two to discuss my thesis were Germans.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The rest had only a long-distance knowledge of English.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first two to discuss my thesis were Germans.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading The first two to discuss my thesis were Germans.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rest had only a long-distance knowledge of English.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When we convened after lunch, I was called on.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading The rest had only a long-distance knowledge of English.
of or relating to or being a long-distance telephone call
From this reading The rest had only a long-distance knowledge of English.
take the midday meal
From this reading When we convened after lunch, I was called on.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rest had only a long-distance knowledge of English.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When we convened after lunch, I was called on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
and nothing more
From this reading The rest had only a long-distance knowledge of English.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
not often
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The rest had only a long-distance knowledge of English.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
From this reading The first two to discuss my thesis were Germans.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The first two to discuss my thesis were Germans.
in physical discomfort
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
lacking understanding
From this reading I have rarely felt more uncomfortably foolish than I did, reading my paper to that uncomprehending audience.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we convened after lunch, I was called on.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we convened after lunch, I was called on.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were three delegates from England, one from Canada and another from the United States.
at the time that
From this reading When we convened after lunch, I was called on.
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