Chapter 7 of Badge of Infamy is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Badge of Infamy is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why not? It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started. Tom must have got his while he was in Northport. They wouldn't let him smoke there--if he had the habit before, for that matter." She found no fault with that.
Chapter 7 of Badge of Infamy is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.”
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading “It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “She found no fault with that.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.”
an established custom
From this reading “It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “They wouldn't let him smoke there--if he had the habit before, for that matter."”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.”
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later than; following
From this reading It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading She found no fault with that.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They wouldn't let him smoke there--if he had the habit before, for that matter."
set up or found
From this reading She found no fault with that.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Tom must have got his while he was in Northport.
an established custom
From this reading It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They wouldn't let him smoke there--if he had the habit before, for that matter."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tom must have got his while he was in Northport.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom must have got his while he was in Northport.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They wouldn't let him smoke there--if he had the habit before, for that matter."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom must have got his while he was in Northport.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They wouldn't let him smoke there--if he had the habit before, for that matter."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tom must have got his while he was in Northport.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading They wouldn't let him smoke there--if he had the habit before, for that matter."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading They wouldn't let him smoke there--if he had the habit before, for that matter."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Tom must have got his while he was in Northport.
not any; not one
From this reading She found no fault with that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom must have got his while he was in Northport.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.
select carefully from a group
From this reading It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found no fault with that.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading They wouldn't let him smoke there--if he had the habit before, for that matter."
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They wouldn't let him smoke there--if he had the habit before, for that matter."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They wouldn't let him smoke there--if he had the habit before, for that matter."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.
male cat
From this reading Tom must have got his while he was in Northport.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom must have got his while he was in Northport.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It depends on whether they pick up the habit before or after the disease gets started.
during the time that
From this reading Tom must have got his while he was in Northport.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not?
in the company of; together with
From this reading She found no fault with that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They wouldn't let him smoke there--if he had the habit before, for that matter."
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