Chapter 4 of Common Cause: A Novel of the War in America is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Common Cause: A Novel of the War in America is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOLF boots?” said Eli Wade, Boot & Shoe Surgeon. “Fer the young lady at Miss Pritchard’s? Right here.” He held them up to his own admiration. “A foot that’s _right_” said the Boot & Shoe Surgeon.
Chapter 4 of Common Cause: A Novel of the War in America is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading “He held them up to his own admiration.”
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading “GOLF boots?” said Eli Wade, Boot & Shoe Surgeon.”
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading “GOLF boots?” said Eli Wade, Boot & Shoe Surgeon.”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading ““A foot that’s _right_” said the Boot & Shoe Surgeon.”
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
From this reading “GOLF boots?” said Eli Wade, Boot & Shoe Surgeon.”
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading “GOLF boots?” said Eli Wade, Boot & Shoe Surgeon.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “GOLF boots?” said Eli Wade, Boot & Shoe Surgeon.”
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading “GOLF boots?” said Eli Wade, Boot & Shoe Surgeon.”
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.
a young female
In this reading ““Fer the young lady at Miss Pritchard’s?”
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 “A foot that’s _right_” said the Boot & Shoe Surgeon.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading He held them up to his own admiration.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Fer the young lady at Miss Pritchard’s?
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading GOLF boots?” said Eli Wade, Boot & Shoe Surgeon.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading GOLF boots?” said Eli Wade, Boot & Shoe Surgeon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOLF boots?” said Eli Wade, Boot & Shoe Surgeon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Fer the young lady at Miss Pritchard’s?
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “A foot that’s _right_” said the Boot & Shoe Surgeon.
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
From this reading GOLF boots?” said Eli Wade, Boot & Shoe Surgeon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He held them up to his own admiration.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He held them up to his own admiration.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Right here.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He held them up to his own admiration.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Fer the young lady at Miss Pritchard’s?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Fer the young lady at Miss Pritchard’s?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He held them up to his own admiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Fer the young lady at Miss Pritchard’s?
precisely, exactly
From this reading Right here.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading GOLF boots?” said Eli Wade, Boot & Shoe Surgeon.
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading GOLF boots?” said Eli Wade, Boot & Shoe Surgeon.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading GOLF boots?” said Eli Wade, Boot & Shoe Surgeon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A foot that’s _right_” said the Boot & Shoe Surgeon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Fer the young lady at Miss Pritchard’s?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He held them up to his own admiration.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He held them up to his own admiration.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He held them up to his own admiration.
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading GOLF boots?” said Eli Wade, Boot & Shoe Surgeon.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Fer the young lady at Miss Pritchard’s?
Chapter 4 of Common Cause: A Novel of the War in America by Samuel Hopkins Adams holds 330 sentences, grouped into 66 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.
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