Chapter 34 of Dawson Black: Retail Merchant is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of Dawson Black: Retail Merchant is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang. I jumped up to answer it and recognized Barlow's voice. "That you, Black?" he said. "Yes," I said. "Betty's home: she came yesterday!"
Chapter 34 of Dawson Black: Retail Merchant is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “I jumped up to answer it and recognized Barlow's voice.”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.”
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “I jumped up to answer it and recognized Barlow's voice.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “"Betty's home: she came yesterday!"”
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 “WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.”
In this reading “I jumped up to answer it and recognized Barlow's voice.”
In this reading “WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I jumped up to answer it and recognized Barlow's voice.
react verbally
From this reading I jumped up to answer it and recognized Barlow's voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I jumped up to answer it and recognized Barlow's voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Betty's home: she came yesterday!"
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "That you, Black?" he said.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Betty's home: she came yesterday!"
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That you, Black?" he said.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Betty's home: she came yesterday!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I jumped up to answer it and recognized Barlow's voice.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading I jumped up to answer it and recognized Barlow's voice.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading I jumped up to answer it and recognized Barlow's voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That you, Black?" he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Betty's home: she came yesterday!"
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That you, Black?" he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I jumped up to answer it and recognized Barlow's voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I jumped up to answer it and recognized Barlow's voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.
during the time that
From this reading WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WOOLTON COMES TO TOWN The next morning, while I was in the middle of breakfast, the telephone rang.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," I said.
the day immediately before today
From this reading "Betty's home: she came yesterday!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That you, Black?" he said.
Chapter 34 of Dawson Black: Retail Merchant by Harold Whitehead holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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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