Chapter 25 of Cord and Creese is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Cord and Creese is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE “PROMETHEUS.” It took some time for Langhetti to make his preparations in London. September came before he had completed them. To his surprise these arrangements were much easier than he had supposed. People came to him of their own accord before he thought it possible that they could have heard of his project.
Chapter 25 of Cord and Creese is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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go together
From this reading “People came to him of their own accord before he thought it possible that they could have heard of his project.”
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “To his surprise these arrangements were much easier than he had supposed.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “September came before he had completed them.”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “To his surprise these arrangements were much easier than he had supposed.”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “It took some time for Langhetti to make his preparations in London.”
communicate vividly
From this reading “People came to him of their own accord before he thought it possible that they could have heard of his project.”
(Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him
From this reading “THE “PROMETHEUS.””
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “September came before he had completed them.”
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go together
From this reading People came to him of their own accord before he thought it possible that they could have heard of his project.
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading To his surprise these arrangements were much easier than he had supposed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading September came before he had completed them.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading September came before he had completed them.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading September came before he had completed them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading People came to him of their own accord before he thought it possible that they could have heard of his project.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading To his surprise these arrangements were much easier than he had supposed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It took some time for Langhetti to make his preparations in London.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading September came before he had completed them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading People came to him of their own accord before he thought it possible that they could have heard of his project.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading September came before he had completed them.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading People came to him of their own accord before he thought it possible that they could have heard of his project.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading People came to him of their own accord before he thought it possible that they could have heard of his project.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It took some time for Langhetti to make his preparations in London.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It took some time for Langhetti to make his preparations in London.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took some time for Langhetti to make his preparations in London.
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From this reading It took some time for Langhetti to make his preparations in London.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading It took some time for Langhetti to make his preparations in London.
engage in
From this reading It took some time for Langhetti to make his preparations in London.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading To his surprise these arrangements were much easier than he had supposed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading People came to him of their own accord before he thought it possible that they could have heard of his project.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading People came to him of their own accord before he thought it possible that they could have heard of his project.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People came to him of their own accord before he thought it possible that they could have heard of his project.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading People came to him of their own accord before he thought it possible that they could have heard of his project.
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading It took some time for Langhetti to make his preparations in London.
communicate vividly
From this reading People came to him of their own accord before he thought it possible that they could have heard of his project.
(Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him
From this reading THE “PROMETHEUS.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading September came before he had completed them.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It took some time for Langhetti to make his preparations in London.
required or under orders
From this reading To his surprise these arrangements were much easier than he had supposed.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading To his surprise these arrangements were much easier than he had supposed.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To his surprise these arrangements were much easier than he had supposed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading People came to him of their own accord before he thought it possible that they could have heard of his project.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE “PROMETHEUS.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading People came to him of their own accord before he thought it possible that they could have heard of his project.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading September came before he had completed them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To his surprise these arrangements were much easier than he had supposed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading People came to him of their own accord before he thought it possible that they could have heard of his project.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading People came to him of their own accord before he thought it possible that they could have heard of his project.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It took some time for Langhetti to make his preparations in London.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It took some time for Langhetti to make his preparations in London.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It took some time for Langhetti to make his preparations in London.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To his surprise these arrangements were much easier than he had supposed.
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