Chapter 33 of Comrades — A Story of Social Adventure in California is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of Comrades — A Story of Social Adventure in California is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison. The Regent shook his head. "No, my little beauty, it's not wise. I promise you that not a hair of his head shall be harmed. He is safe and well.
Chapter 33 of Comrades — A Story of Social Adventure in California is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
From this reading “EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.”
past form of “harm” — cause or do harm to
From this reading “I promise you that not a hair of his head shall be harmed.”
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading “EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.”
approval to do something
From this reading “EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.”
members of a governing board
From this reading “The Regent shook his head.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “"No, my little beauty, it's not wise.”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.”
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.
In this reading “EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.”
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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 I promise you that not a hair of his head shall be harmed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is safe and well.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I promise you that not a hair of his head shall be harmed.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading "No, my little beauty, it's not wise.
the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
From this reading EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading I promise you that not a hair of his head shall be harmed.
past form of “harm” — cause or do harm to
From this reading I promise you that not a hair of his head shall be harmed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is safe and well.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The Regent shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Regent shook his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I promise you that not a hair of his head shall be harmed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is safe and well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, my little beauty, it's not wise.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "No, my little beauty, it's not wise.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, my little beauty, it's not wise.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, my little beauty, it's not wise.
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, my little beauty, it's not wise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I promise you that not a hair of his head shall be harmed.
approval to do something
From this reading EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading I promise you that not a hair of his head shall be harmed.
members of a governing board
From this reading The Regent shook his head.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading He is safe and well.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I promise you that not a hair of his head shall be harmed.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The Regent shook his head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I promise you that not a hair of his head shall be harmed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Regent shook his head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He is safe and well.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "No, my little beauty, it's not wise.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading EQUALITY Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I promise you that not a hair of his head shall be harmed.
Chapter 33 of Comrades — A Story of Social Adventure in California by Thomas, Jr. Dixon holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 33 holds 162 sentences of Comrades — A Story of Social Adventure in California, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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