Chapter 5 of A successful venture is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of A successful venture is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PETER SEEKS INFORMATION. “PETER is in one of his moods. He won’t come.” So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week. “But we want him, Sophy.
Chapter 5 of A successful venture is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.”
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “PETER SEEKS INFORMATION.”
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading ““PETER is in one of his moods.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “PETER SEEKS INFORMATION.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.”
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading “PETER SEEKS INFORMATION.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.”
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In this reading “So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.”
In this reading “So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.”
In this reading “So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.”
In this reading “So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.”
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But we want him, Sophy.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He won’t come.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He won’t come.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But we want him, Sophy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “PETER is in one of his moods.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “PETER is in one of his moods.
a message received and understood
From this reading PETER SEEKS INFORMATION.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “PETER is in one of his moods.
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “PETER is in one of his moods.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “PETER is in one of his moods.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “PETER is in one of his moods.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading PETER SEEKS INFORMATION.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading PETER SEEKS INFORMATION.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.
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From this reading So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.
in the direction of
From this reading So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “But we want him, Sophy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “But we want him, Sophy.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading So announced Sophy, returning from the barn for the third time one day towards the end of the following week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He won’t come.”
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