Chapter 10 of Eastern Standard Tribe is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Eastern Standard Tribe is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And you have to go to California?" "Today. I have to go to California today." "Jesus, today? We just got here!"
Chapter 10 of Eastern Standard Tribe is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading “"And you have to go to California?"”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We just got here!"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"And you have to go to California?"”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “We just got here!"”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “"Jesus, today?”
the present time or age
From this reading “"Today.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you have to go to California?"
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading "And you have to go to California?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "And you have to go to California?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We just got here!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And you have to go to California?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We just got here!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have to go to California today."
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading "Jesus, today?
and nothing more
From this reading We just got here!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And you have to go to California?"
the present time or age
From this reading "Today.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We just got here!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you have to go to California?"
Chapter 10 of Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 10 holds 410 sentences of Eastern Standard Tribe, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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