Chapter 1 of For Love of Country is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of For Love of Country is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, what is the hour, Mr.--John? Shall I call you Seymour? That is your second name, is it not? But what would people say? I-- No, no, not again; we really must go in.
Chapter 1 of For Love of Country is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Shall I call you Seymour?”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “"Oh, what is the hour, Mr.--John?”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “"Oh, what is the hour, Mr.--John?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “That is your second name, is it not?”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “But what would people say?”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “I-- No, no, not again; we really must go in.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “That is your second name, is it not?”
Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading “Shall I call you Seymour?”
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.
anew
From this reading I-- No, no, not again; we really must go in.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what would people say?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Shall I call you Seymour?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I-- No, no, not again; we really must go in.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Oh, what is the hour, Mr.--John?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I call you Seymour?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I-- No, no, not again; we really must go in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, what is the hour, Mr.--John?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That is your second name, is it not?
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Oh, what is the hour, Mr.--John?
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Oh, what is the hour, Mr.--John?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I-- No, no, not again; we really must go in.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading That is your second name, is it not?
not any; not one
From this reading I-- No, no, not again; we really must go in.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That is your second name, is it not?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, what is the hour, Mr.--John?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But what would people say?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I-- No, no, not again; we really must go in.
express in words
From this reading But what would people say?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading That is your second name, is it not?
Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading Shall I call you Seymour?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I call you Seymour?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is your second name, is it not?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, what is the hour, Mr.--John?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I-- No, no, not again; we really must go in.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, what is the hour, Mr.--John?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But what would people say?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Shall I call you Seymour?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That is your second name, is it not?
Chapter 1 of For Love of Country by Cyrus Townsend Brady holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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 1 holds 93 sentences of For Love of Country, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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