Chapter 5 of Comrades — A Story of Social Adventure in California is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Comrades — A Story of Social Adventure in California is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves. In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won. He incidentally managed to pull through a course in mining engineering. He knew mining by instinct and inheritance from his father. It came easy.
Chapter 5 of Comrades — A Story of Social Adventure in California is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the practical application of technical and scientific knowledge to commerce or industry
From this reading “He incidentally managed to pull through a course in mining engineering.”
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading “In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won.”
plural of “half” — one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “THE ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves.”
introducing a different topic
From this reading “He incidentally managed to pull through a course in mining engineering.”
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
From this reading “He knew mining by instinct and inheritance from his father.”
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading “He incidentally managed to pull through a course in mining engineering.”
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading “THE ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves.”
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading “In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won.”
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.
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In this reading “He knew mining by instinct and inheritance from his father.”
continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
In this reading “He incidentally managed to pull through a course in mining engineering.”
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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 ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves.
a youthful male person
From this reading THE ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came easy.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading He incidentally managed to pull through a course in mining engineering.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It came easy.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won.
the practical application of technical and scientific knowledge to commerce or industry
From this reading He incidentally managed to pull through a course in mining engineering.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He knew mining by instinct and inheritance from his father.
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He knew mining by instinct and inheritance from his father.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves.
plural of “half” — one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THE ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew mining by instinct and inheritance from his father.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won.
introducing a different topic
From this reading He incidentally managed to pull through a course in mining engineering.
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
From this reading He knew mining by instinct and inheritance from his father.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading He knew mining by instinct and inheritance from his father.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew mining by instinct and inheritance from his father.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading He incidentally managed to pull through a course in mining engineering.
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading He incidentally managed to pull through a course in mining engineering.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading THE ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves.
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading THE ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading He incidentally managed to pull through a course in mining engineering.
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading THE ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He incidentally managed to pull through a course in mining engineering.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves.
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From this reading THE ISLAND OF VENTURA Norman had never been a boy to do things by halves.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won.
at the time that
From this reading In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading In college, when he went in for football, he made it the one supreme end of life--and won.
Chapter 5 of Comrades — A Story of Social Adventure in California by Thomas, Jr. Dixon holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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 5 holds 87 sentences of Comrades — A Story of Social Adventure in California, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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