Chapter 4 of Authors and Friends is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Authors and Friends is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
O. W. HOLMES. There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands. This one is a sample:-- 21 CHARLES STREET, July 17, 1864. MY DEAR MR. FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
Chapter 4 of Authors and Friends is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading “FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?”
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?”
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading “O. W. HOLMES.”
provoking horror
From this reading “FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “This one is a sample:-- 21 CHARLES STREET, July 17, 1864.”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands.”
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading “This one is a sample:-- 21 CHARLES STREET, July 17, 1864.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands.”
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From this reading This one is a sample:-- 21 CHARLES STREET, July 17, 1864.
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From this reading This one is a sample:-- 21 CHARLES STREET, July 17, 1864.
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From this reading This one is a sample:-- 21 CHARLES STREET, July 17, 1864.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This one is a sample:-- 21 CHARLES STREET, July 17, 1864.
in addition
From this reading There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands.
any thing at all
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading This one is a sample:-- 21 CHARLES STREET, July 17, 1864.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR MR.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands.
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading O. W. HOLMES.
provoking horror
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This one is a sample:-- 21 CHARLES STREET, July 17, 1864.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading This one is a sample:-- 21 CHARLES STREET, July 17, 1864.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
a form of address for a man
From this reading MY DEAR MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR MR.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O. W. HOLMES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This one is a sample:-- 21 CHARLES STREET, July 17, 1864.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands.
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading This one is a sample:-- 21 CHARLES STREET, July 17, 1864.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
the display of a motion picture
From this reading There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading This one is a sample:-- 21 CHARLES STREET, July 17, 1864.
express in words
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This one is a sample:-- 21 CHARLES STREET, July 17, 1864.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There are many notes also showing how the two friends played into each other's hands.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading O. W. HOLMES.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FIELDS,--_Can_ you tell me anything that will get this horrible old woman of the C---- California off from my shoulders?
Chapter 4 of Authors and Friends by Annie Fields holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 4 holds 434 sentences of Authors and Friends, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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