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Chapter 4 of A Republic Without a President, and Other Stories is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They kept quiet about some of their notions. Folks did say they had their reasons. I didn't hear nothing about all this electric tomfoolery till I struck the city." "Ah!" interrupted Mr. Ticks, pricking up his ears. "I have heard about those cabs, but I have had no reliable information that they were a success."
Chapter 4 of A Republic Without a President, and Other Stories is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cab” — a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “"I have heard about those cabs, but I have had no reliable information that they were a success."”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “I didn't hear nothing about all this electric tomfoolery till I struck the city."”
your parents
From this reading “Folks did say they had their reasons.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “"I have heard about those cabs, but I have had no reliable information that they were a success."”
plural of “notion” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “They kept quiet about some of their notions.”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “Folks did say they had their reasons.”
worthy of reliance or trust
From this reading “"I have heard about those cabs, but I have had no reliable information that they were a success."”
plural of “tick” — a metallic tapping sound
From this reading “"Ah!" interrupted Mr. Ticks, pricking up his ears.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "I have heard about those cabs, but I have had no reliable information that they were a success."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They kept quiet about some of their notions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah!" interrupted Mr. Ticks, pricking up his ears.
(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 I didn't hear nothing about all this electric tomfoolery till I struck the city."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I have heard about those cabs, but I have had no reliable information that they were a success."
plural of “cab” — a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading "I have heard about those cabs, but I have had no reliable information that they were a success."
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading I didn't hear nothing about all this electric tomfoolery till I struck the city."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Folks did say they had their reasons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't hear nothing about all this electric tomfoolery till I struck the city."
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "Ah!" interrupted Mr. Ticks, pricking up his ears.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading I didn't hear nothing about all this electric tomfoolery till I struck the city."
your parents
From this reading Folks did say they had their reasons.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Folks did say they had their reasons.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have heard about those cabs, but I have had no reliable information that they were a success."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I didn't hear nothing about all this electric tomfoolery till I struck the city."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I have heard about those cabs, but I have had no reliable information that they were a success."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ah!" interrupted Mr. Ticks, pricking up his ears.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't hear nothing about all this electric tomfoolery till I struck the city."
a message received and understood
From this reading "I have heard about those cabs, but I have had no reliable information that they were a success."
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "Ah!" interrupted Mr. Ticks, pricking up his ears.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading They kept quiet about some of their notions.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Ah!" interrupted Mr. Ticks, pricking up his ears.
not any; not one
From this reading "I have heard about those cabs, but I have had no reliable information that they were a success."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I didn't hear nothing about all this electric tomfoolery till I struck the city."
plural of “notion” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading They kept quiet about some of their notions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They kept quiet about some of their notions.
the act of puncturing with a small point
From this reading "Ah!" interrupted Mr. Ticks, pricking up his ears.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading They kept quiet about some of their notions.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Folks did say they had their reasons.
worthy of reliance or trust
From this reading "I have heard about those cabs, but I have had no reliable information that they were a success."
express in words
From this reading Folks did say they had their reasons.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They kept quiet about some of their notions.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading I didn't hear nothing about all this electric tomfoolery till I struck the city."
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading "I have heard about those cabs, but I have had no reliable information that they were a success."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have heard about those cabs, but I have had no reliable information that they were a success."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I didn't hear nothing about all this electric tomfoolery till I struck the city."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They kept quiet about some of their notions.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They kept quiet about some of their notions.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I didn't hear nothing about all this electric tomfoolery till I struck the city."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I have heard about those cabs, but I have had no reliable information that they were a success."
plural of “tick” — a metallic tapping sound
From this reading "Ah!" interrupted Mr. Ticks, pricking up his ears.
up to a particular time
From this reading I didn't hear nothing about all this electric tomfoolery till I struck the city."
foolish or senseless behavior
From this reading I didn't hear nothing about all this electric tomfoolery till I struck the city."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Ah!" interrupted Mr. Ticks, pricking up his ears.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I have heard about those cabs, but I have had no reliable information that they were a success."
Chapter 4 of A Republic Without a President, and Other Stories by Herbert D. (Herbert Dickinson) Ward holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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