Chapter 4 of Border, Breed Nor Birth is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Border, Breed Nor Birth is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And me!" "O.K.," Homer said, "so Isobel is Minister of the Royal Kitchen." He looked at Elmer Allen. "Which reminds me. You're our junior theoretician.
Chapter 4 of Border, Breed Nor Birth is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “He looked at Elmer Allen.”
a base hit on which the batter scores a run
From this reading “"O.K.," Homer said, "so Isobel is Minister of the Royal Kitchen."”
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading “You're our junior theoretician.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “"O.K.," Homer said, "so Isobel is Minister of the Royal Kitchen."”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “"O.K.," Homer said, "so Isobel is Minister of the Royal Kitchen."”
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “"Which reminds me.”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “"O.K.," Homer said, "so Isobel is Minister of the Royal Kitchen."”
someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
From this reading “You're our junior theoretician.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “He looked at Elmer Allen.”
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading He looked at Elmer Allen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And me!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at Elmer Allen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at Elmer Allen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at Elmer Allen.
a base hit on which the batter scores a run
From this reading "O.K.," Homer said, "so Isobel is Minister of the Royal Kitchen."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "O.K.," Homer said, "so Isobel is Minister of the Royal Kitchen."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O.K.," Homer said, "so Isobel is Minister of the Royal Kitchen."
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading You're our junior theoretician.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "O.K.," Homer said, "so Isobel is Minister of the Royal Kitchen."
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading "O.K.," Homer said, "so Isobel is Minister of the Royal Kitchen."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at Elmer Allen.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And me!"
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "O.K.," Homer said, "so Isobel is Minister of the Royal Kitchen."
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.K.," Homer said, "so Isobel is Minister of the Royal Kitchen."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "O.K.," Homer said, "so Isobel is Minister of the Royal Kitchen."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You're our junior theoretician.
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading "Which reminds me.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading "O.K.," Homer said, "so Isobel is Minister of the Royal Kitchen."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "O.K.," Homer said, "so Isobel is Minister of the Royal Kitchen."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "O.K.," Homer said, "so Isobel is Minister of the Royal Kitchen."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O.K.," Homer said, "so Isobel is Minister of the Royal Kitchen."
someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
From this reading You're our junior theoretician.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which reminds me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're our junior theoretician.
Chapter 4 of Border, Breed Nor Birth by Mack Reynolds holds 454 sentences, grouped into 91 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 454 sentences of Border, Breed Nor Birth, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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