Chapter 10 of Comrade Yetta is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Comrade Yetta is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE W. T. U. L. It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League. It had once been a comfortable residence. But Business, ever crowding northward on Manhattan Island, had driven homes away. The house seemed dwarfed between two modern buildings of twelve and eighteen stories.
Chapter 10 of Comrade Yetta is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading “But Business, ever crowding northward on Manhattan Island, had driven homes away.”
past form of “dwarf” — make appear small by comparison
From this reading “The house seemed dwarfed between two modern buildings of twelve and eighteen stories.”
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading “But Business, ever crowding northward on Manhattan Island, had driven homes away.”
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading “It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.”
one of the five boroughs of New York City
From this reading “But Business, ever crowding northward on Manhattan Island, had driven homes away.”
in a northern direction
From this reading “But Business, ever crowding northward on Manhattan Island, had driven homes away.”
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.”
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “It had once been a comfortable residence.”
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.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
In this reading “It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.”
In this reading “The house seemed dwarfed between two modern buildings of twelve and eighteen stories.”
In this reading “But Business, ever crowding northward on Manhattan Island, had driven homes away.”
In this reading “It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.”
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 It had once been a comfortable residence.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The house seemed dwarfed between two modern buildings of twelve and eighteen stories.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But Business, ever crowding northward on Manhattan Island, had driven homes away.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had once been a comfortable residence.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The house seemed dwarfed between two modern buildings of twelve and eighteen stories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The house seemed dwarfed between two modern buildings of twelve and eighteen stories.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading But Business, ever crowding northward on Manhattan Island, had driven homes away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Business, ever crowding northward on Manhattan Island, had driven homes away.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading It had once been a comfortable residence.
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading But Business, ever crowding northward on Manhattan Island, had driven homes away.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading But Business, ever crowding northward on Manhattan Island, had driven homes away.
past form of “dwarf” — make appear small by comparison
From this reading The house seemed dwarfed between two modern buildings of twelve and eighteen stories.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading The house seemed dwarfed between two modern buildings of twelve and eighteen stories.
at any time
From this reading But Business, ever crowding northward on Manhattan Island, had driven homes away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had once been a comfortable residence.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading But Business, ever crowding northward on Manhattan Island, had driven homes away.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house seemed dwarfed between two modern buildings of twelve and eighteen stories.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading But Business, ever crowding northward on Manhattan Island, had driven homes away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading THE W. T. U. L.
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
one of the five boroughs of New York City
From this reading But Business, ever crowding northward on Manhattan Island, had driven homes away.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading The house seemed dwarfed between two modern buildings of twelve and eighteen stories.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
in a northern direction
From this reading But Business, ever crowding northward on Manhattan Island, had driven homes away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Business, ever crowding northward on Manhattan Island, had driven homes away.
on one occasion
From this reading It had once been a comfortable residence.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading It had once been a comfortable residence.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The house seemed dwarfed between two modern buildings of twelve and eighteen stories.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The house seemed dwarfed between two modern buildings of twelve and eighteen stories.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading THE W. T. U. L.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE W. T. U. L.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The house seemed dwarfed between two modern buildings of twelve and eighteen stories.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The house seemed dwarfed between two modern buildings of twelve and eighteen stories.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading THE W. T. U. L.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading THE W. T. U. L.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
at the time that
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was near five in the afternoon when Yetta reached the brown-stone front which held the offices of the Woman's Trade Union League.
Chapter 10 of Comrade Yetta by Albert Edwards holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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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