Chapter 6 of From Squire to Squatter is here in full — 538 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of From Squire to Squatter is here in full — 538 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That's it; and always keeping one day ahead. But it was Bush enough for us almost anywhere. And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all. But I had taken the jump, you see, and there was no going back. Well, I used to think at first that the heat would kill us, but it didn't.
Chapter 6 of From Squire to Squatter is here in full — 538 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in the front
From this reading “"That's it; and always keeping one day ahead.”
at or in or to any place
From this reading “But it was Bush enough for us almost anywhere.”
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.”
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “But it was Bush enough for us almost anywhere.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “Well, I used to think at first that the heat would kill us, but it didn't.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “But I had taken the jump, you see, and there was no going back.”
conformity or harmony
From this reading “"That's it; and always keeping one day ahead.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Well, I used to think at first that the heat would kill us, but it didn't.”
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 “And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.”
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at or in the front
From this reading "That's it; and always keeping one day ahead.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But it was Bush enough for us almost anywhere.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "That's it; and always keeping one day ahead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That's it; and always keeping one day ahead.
at or in or to any place
From this reading But it was Bush enough for us almost anywhere.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But I had taken the jump, you see, and there was no going back.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading But it was Bush enough for us almost anywhere.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was Bush enough for us almost anywhere.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "That's it; and always keeping one day ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I used to think at first that the heat would kill us, but it didn't.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading But it was Bush enough for us almost anywhere.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Well, I used to think at first that the heat would kill us, but it didn't.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But it was Bush enough for us almost anywhere.
the act of departing
From this reading But I had taken the jump, you see, and there was no going back.
destroyed or killed
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But I had taken the jump, you see, and there was no going back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Well, I used to think at first that the heat would kill us, but it didn't.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's it; and always keeping one day ahead.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading But I had taken the jump, you see, and there was no going back.
conformity or harmony
From this reading "That's it; and always keeping one day ahead.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Well, I used to think at first that the heat would kill us, but it didn't.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
not any; not one
From this reading But I had taken the jump, you see, and there was no going back.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
on one occasion
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "That's it; and always keeping one day ahead.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But I had taken the jump, you see, and there was no going back.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading But I had taken the jump, you see, and there was no going back.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's it; and always keeping one day ahead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I had taken the jump, you see, and there was no going back.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Well, I used to think at first that the heat would kill us, but it didn't.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But it was Bush enough for us almost anywhere.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Well, I used to think at first that the heat would kill us, but it didn't.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was Bush enough for us almost anywhere.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I used to think at first that the heat would kill us, but it didn't.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading And though I feel ashamed like to own it now, there was more than once that I wished I hadn't gone there at all.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well, I used to think at first that the heat would kill us, but it didn't.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I had taken the jump, you see, and there was no going back.
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