Chapter 17 of As Other Men Are is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of As Other Men Are is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No, but I want one ready.” “Verry good, sir. There are always some taxis here. When you gome down——” “Order it now,” said Below. “And let it wait.”
Chapter 17 of As Other Men Are is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “There are always some taxis here.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “When you gome down——” “Order it now,” said Below.”
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “When you gome down——” “Order it now,” said Below.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading ““No, but I want one ready.””
term of address for a man
From this reading ““Verry good, sir.”
a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
From this reading “There are always some taxis here.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ““And let it wait.””
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ““No, but I want one ready.””
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There are always some taxis here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And let it wait.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are always some taxis here.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading When you gome down——” “Order it now,” said Below.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, but I want one ready.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When you gome down——” “Order it now,” said Below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When you gome down——” “Order it now,” said Below.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Verry good, sir.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There are always some taxis here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, but I want one ready.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When you gome down——” “Order it now,” said Below.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “And let it wait.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, but I want one ready.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading When you gome down——” “Order it now,” said Below.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No, but I want one ready.”
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading When you gome down——” “Order it now,” said Below.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “No, but I want one ready.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When you gome down——” “Order it now,” said Below.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Verry good, sir.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There are always some taxis here.
a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
From this reading There are always some taxis here.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are always some taxis here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Verry good, sir.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “And let it wait.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “No, but I want one ready.”
at the time that
From this reading When you gome down——” “Order it now,” said Below.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you gome down——” “Order it now,” said Below.
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