Chapter 4 of Dr. Jonathan is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Dr. Jonathan is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GEORGE. I don't want to put you in jail, God knows! How would you manage it? PRAG. Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.
Chapter 4 of Dr. Jonathan is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading “Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “GEORGE.”
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading “I don't want to put you in jail, God knows!”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “I don't want to put you in jail, God knows!”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “How would you manage it?”
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading “Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't want to put you in jail, God knows!
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading I don't want to put you in jail, God knows!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.
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From this reading How would you manage it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't want to put you in jail, God knows!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don't want to put you in jail, God knows!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How would you manage it?
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading I don't want to put you in jail, God knows!
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading I don't want to put you in jail, God knows!
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading How would you manage it?
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.
the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the country; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century
From this reading PRAG.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I don't want to put you in jail, God knows!
express in words
From this reading Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't want to put you in jail, God knows!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don't want to put you in jail, God knows!
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.
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From this reading Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How would you manage it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don't want to put you in jail, God knows!
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Why does not the employer say to his workmens, "This is our war, yours and mines.
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