Chapter 8 of From Office Boy to Reporter is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of From Office Boy to Reporter is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PETER IS DISCHARGED “Yes, I did,” replied Larry firmly. “I started down the hall with it as soon as Mr. Emberg gave it to me. You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.” “How about that, Peter?” asked Mr. Emberg. “I--I don’t remember anything about it,” said Peter.
Chapter 8 of From Office Boy to Reporter is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.””
having lost your job
From this reading “PETER IS DISCHARGED “Yes, I did,” replied Larry firmly.”
with resolute determination
From this reading “PETER IS DISCHARGED “Yes, I did,” replied Larry firmly.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading ““I started down the hall with it as soon as Mr. Emberg gave it to me.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “PETER IS DISCHARGED “Yes, I did,” replied Larry firmly.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.””
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ““I started down the hall with it as soon as Mr. Emberg gave it to me.”
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading “You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.””
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 “You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.””
In this reading ““I started down the hall with it as soon as Mr. Emberg gave it to me.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “How about that, Peter?” asked Mr. Emberg.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.”
any thing at all
From this reading “I--I don’t remember anything about it,” said Peter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I started down the hall with it as soon as Mr. Emberg gave it to me.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “How about that, Peter?” asked Mr. Emberg.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading PETER IS DISCHARGED “Yes, I did,” replied Larry firmly.
having lost your job
From this reading PETER IS DISCHARGED “Yes, I did,” replied Larry firmly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I--I don’t remember anything about it,” said Peter.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “I started down the hall with it as soon as Mr. Emberg gave it to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I started down the hall with it as soon as Mr. Emberg gave it to me.
with resolute determination
From this reading PETER IS DISCHARGED “Yes, I did,” replied Larry firmly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I started down the hall with it as soon as Mr. Emberg gave it to me.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “I started down the hall with it as soon as Mr. Emberg gave it to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How about that, Peter?” asked Mr. Emberg.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PETER IS DISCHARGED “Yes, I did,” replied Larry firmly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PETER IS DISCHARGED “Yes, I did,” replied Larry firmly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I started down the hall with it as soon as Mr. Emberg gave it to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PETER IS DISCHARGED “Yes, I did,” replied Larry firmly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I started down the hall with it as soon as Mr. Emberg gave it to me.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I started down the hall with it as soon as Mr. Emberg gave it to me.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading PETER IS DISCHARGED “Yes, I did,” replied Larry firmly.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I--I don’t remember anything about it,” said Peter.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading PETER IS DISCHARGED “Yes, I did,” replied Larry firmly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.”
in the near future
From this reading “I started down the hall with it as soon as Mr. Emberg gave it to me.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I started down the hall with it as soon as Mr. Emberg gave it to me.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “How about that, Peter?” asked Mr. Emberg.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I started down the hall with it as soon as Mr. Emberg gave it to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I started down the hall with it as soon as Mr. Emberg gave it to me.
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I started down the hall with it as soon as Mr. Emberg gave it to me.
an affirmative
From this reading PETER IS DISCHARGED “Yes, I did,” replied Larry firmly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You stood near the tube with some other copy and you said you’d send mine up for me.”
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