Chapter 9 of A Spoil of Office: A Story of the Modern West is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Spoil of Office: A Story of the Modern West is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We came to attend the intellectual sit-down." "Why, that doesn't meet to-night! It meets every other Friday, and this is the other Friday." "Oh, is it? So much the better; we will see you alone."
Chapter 9 of A Spoil of Office: A Story of the Modern West is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 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.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “So much the better; we will see you alone."”
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading “"We came to attend the intellectual sit-down."”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “So much the better; we will see you alone."”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “It meets every other Friday, and this is the other Friday."”
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading “It meets every other Friday, and this is the other Friday."”
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading “"We came to attend the intellectual sit-down."”
come together
From this reading “"Why, that doesn't meet to-night!”
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading “It meets every other Friday, and this is the other Friday."”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading So much the better; we will see you alone."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It meets every other Friday, and this is the other Friday."
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading "We came to attend the intellectual sit-down."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading So much the better; we will see you alone."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "We came to attend the intellectual sit-down."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, that doesn't meet to-night!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It meets every other Friday, and this is the other Friday."
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading It meets every other Friday, and this is the other Friday."
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading "We came to attend the intellectual sit-down."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It meets every other Friday, and this is the other Friday."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It meets every other Friday, and this is the other Friday."
come together
From this reading "Why, that doesn't meet to-night!
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading It meets every other Friday, and this is the other Friday."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading So much the better; we will see you alone."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, is it?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It meets every other Friday, and this is the other Friday."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So much the better; we will see you alone."
a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached
From this reading "We came to attend the intellectual sit-down."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much the better; we will see you alone."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, that doesn't meet to-night!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We came to attend the intellectual sit-down."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It meets every other Friday, and this is the other Friday."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We came to attend the intellectual sit-down."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, that doesn't meet to-night!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We came to attend the intellectual sit-down."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, that doesn't meet to-night!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading So much the better; we will see you alone."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So much the better; we will see you alone."
Chapter 9 of A Spoil of Office: A Story of the Modern West by Hamlin Garland holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 9 holds 407 sentences of A Spoil of Office: A Story of the Modern West, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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