Chapter 30 of Around the Tea-Table is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Around the Tea-Table is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THREE VISITS. Yesterday was Saturday to you, but it was Sunday to me. In other words, it was a day of rest. We cannot always be working. If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.
Chapter 30 of Around the Tea-Table is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading “If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.”
a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
From this reading “If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Yesterday was Saturday to you, but it was Sunday to me.”
plural of “shaft” — a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading “If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “Yesterday was Saturday to you, but it was Sunday to me.”
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading “THREE VISITS.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “We cannot always be working.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Yesterday was Saturday to you, but it was Sunday to me.”
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 In other words, it was a day of rest.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading We cannot always be working.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We cannot always be working.
terminate
From this reading If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yesterday was Saturday to you, but it was Sunday to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We cannot always be working.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In other words, it was a day of rest.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In other words, it was a day of rest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yesterday was Saturday to you, but it was Sunday to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yesterday was Saturday to you, but it was Sunday to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In other words, it was a day of rest.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In other words, it was a day of rest.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading In other words, it was a day of rest.
a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
From this reading If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Yesterday was Saturday to you, but it was Sunday to me.
plural of “shaft” — a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Yesterday was Saturday to you, but it was Sunday to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THREE VISITS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yesterday was Saturday to you, but it was Sunday to me.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.
precisely as stated
From this reading If you drive along in a deep rut, and then try to turn off, you are very apt to break the shafts.
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading THREE VISITS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yesterday was Saturday to you, but it was Sunday to me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We cannot always be working.
the words that are spoken
From this reading In other words, it was a day of rest.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading We cannot always be working.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Yesterday was Saturday to you, but it was Sunday to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yesterday was Saturday to you, but it was Sunday to me.
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