Chapter 10 of Class of '29 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Class of '29 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LAURA. That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them. BISHOP. Many of the unemployed do have children. LAURA.
Chapter 10 of Class of '29 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.”
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “BISHOP.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Many of the unemployed do have children.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.”
using language effectively to please or persuade
From this reading “That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.”
the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading “That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.”
not engaged in a gainful occupation
From this reading “Many of the unemployed do have children.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.
plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading BISHOP.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Many of the unemployed do have children.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Many of the unemployed do have children.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many of the unemployed do have children.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.
and nothing more
From this reading That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.
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From this reading LAURA.
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 Many of the unemployed do have children.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many of the unemployed do have children.
using language effectively to please or persuade
From this reading That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.
the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Many of the unemployed do have children.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.
not engaged in a gainful occupation
From this reading Many of the unemployed do have children.
up to a particular time
From this reading That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was just rhetoric.--I am not having any babies until I see some security for them.
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