Chapter 2 of Bobby and Betty with the workers is here in full — 499 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Bobby and Betty with the workers is here in full — 499 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What do you want to see, Bobby?” “I want to see the tailor. I want to see a man sew.” “Very well, Bobby, you may go with me.” Bobby was up early next morning.
Chapter 2 of Bobby and Betty with the workers is here in full — 499 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading ““What do you want to see, Bobby?””
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Bobby was up early next morning.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““Very well, Bobby, you may go with me.””
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Bobby was up early next morning.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “Bobby was up early next morning.”
fasten by sewing; do needlework
From this reading “I want to see a man sew.””
adjust to a specific need or market
From this reading ““I want to see the tailor.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ““What do you want to see, Bobby?””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Bobby was up early next morning.”
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 I want to see a man sew.”
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “What do you want to see, Bobby?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you want to see, Bobby?”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Bobby was up early next morning.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Very well, Bobby, you may go with me.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want to see the tailor.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I want to see a man sew.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Very well, Bobby, you may go with me.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Very well, Bobby, you may go with me.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Bobby was up early next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Bobby was up early next morning.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “What do you want to see, Bobby?”
fasten by sewing; do needlework
From this reading I want to see a man sew.”
adjust to a specific need or market
From this reading “I want to see the tailor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I want to see the tailor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What do you want to see, Bobby?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Bobby was up early next morning.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well, Bobby, you may go with me.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What do you want to see, Bobby?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bobby was up early next morning.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Very well, Bobby, you may go with me.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you want to see, Bobby?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Very well, Bobby, you may go with me.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you want to see, Bobby?”
Chapter 2 of Bobby and Betty with the workers by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp holds 499 sentences, grouped into 100 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 2 holds 499 sentences of Bobby and Betty with the workers, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
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