Chapter 3 of Compete or Die! is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Compete or Die! is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't worry!" "The real crisis, I think, is when we board the Venus ship," said Celia. "The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine." "That's true, but we don't go aboard as a threesome. You and Freddie earlier.
Chapter 3 of Compete or Die! is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “check” — examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading “"The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."”
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “"The real crisis, I think, is when we board the Venus ship," said Celia.”
plural of “departure” — the act of departing
From this reading “"The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."”
earlier in time; previously
From this reading “You and Freddie earlier.”
plural of “identity” — the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading “"The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."”
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading “"The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “"That's true, but we don't go aboard as a threesome.”
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading “"The real crisis, I think, is when we board the Venus ship," said Celia.”
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In this reading “"That's true, but we don't go aboard as a threesome.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading "That's true, but we don't go aboard as a threesome.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You and Freddie earlier.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading "The real crisis, I think, is when we board the Venus ship," said Celia.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That's true, but we don't go aboard as a threesome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The real crisis, I think, is when we board the Venus ship," said Celia.
-ing form of “check” — examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading "The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading "The real crisis, I think, is when we board the Venus ship," said Celia.
plural of “departure” — the act of departing
From this reading "The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't worry!"
earlier in time; previously
From this reading You and Freddie earlier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You and Freddie earlier.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "That's true, but we don't go aboard as a threesome.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The real crisis, I think, is when we board the Venus ship," said Celia.
plural of “identity” — the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading "The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The real crisis, I think, is when we board the Venus ship," said Celia.
and nothing more
From this reading "The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading "The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "The real crisis, I think, is when we board the Venus ship," said Celia.
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading "The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The real crisis, I think, is when we board the Venus ship," said Celia.
transport commercially
From this reading "The real crisis, I think, is when we board the Venus ship," said Celia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's true, but we don't go aboard as a threesome.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The real crisis, I think, is when we board the Venus ship," said Celia.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "The real crisis, I think, is when we board the Venus ship," said Celia.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "That's true, but we don't go aboard as a threesome.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "That's true, but we don't go aboard as a threesome.
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading "The real crisis, I think, is when we board the Venus ship," said Celia.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading "The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The real crisis, I think, is when we board the Venus ship," said Celia.
at the time that
From this reading "The real crisis, I think, is when we board the Venus ship," said Celia.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The police will be watching all departures, checking identities, just as a matter of routine."
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "Don't worry!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You and Freddie earlier.
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