Chapter 1 of Garrity's Annuities is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Garrity's Annuities is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them? You might say Garrity brought it on himself. The way I put it, Garrity was the architect of his own disasters. It's a nicely put phrase, I think. Anyway, a lot of people tried to tell him what might happen.
Chapter 1 of Garrity's Annuities is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Anyway, a lot of people tried to tell him what might happen.”
someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
From this reading “The way I put it, Garrity was the architect of his own disasters.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?”
plural of “disaster” — a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading “The way I put it, Garrity was the architect of his own disasters.”
as might be expected
From this reading “Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?”
in a nice way
From this reading “It's a nicely put phrase, I think.”
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “It's a nicely put phrase, I think.”
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading “Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It's a nicely put phrase, I think.
(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 Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyway, a lot of people tried to tell him what might happen.
someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
From this reading The way I put it, Garrity was the architect of his own disasters.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading You might say Garrity brought it on himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
plural of “disaster” — a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading The way I put it, Garrity was the architect of his own disasters.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
a social unit living together
From this reading Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You might say Garrity brought it on himself.
come to pass
From this reading Anyway, a lot of people tried to tell him what might happen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anyway, a lot of people tried to tell him what might happen.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading You might say Garrity brought it on himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The way I put it, Garrity was the architect of his own disasters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The way I put it, Garrity was the architect of his own disasters.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You might say Garrity brought it on himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a nicely put phrase, I think.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Anyway, a lot of people tried to tell him what might happen.
the force of workers available
From this reading Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might say Garrity brought it on himself.
as might be expected
From this reading Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
in a nice way
From this reading It's a nicely put phrase, I think.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The way I put it, Garrity was the architect of his own disasters.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Anyway, a lot of people tried to tell him what might happen.
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading It's a nicely put phrase, I think.
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The way I put it, Garrity was the architect of his own disasters.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
express in words
From this reading You might say Garrity brought it on himself.
express in words
From this reading Anyway, a lot of people tried to tell him what might happen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Every planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It's a nicely put phrase, I think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anyway, a lot of people tried to tell him what might happen.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Anyway, a lot of people tried to tell him what might happen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The way I put it, Garrity was the architect of his own disasters.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The way I put it, Garrity was the architect of his own disasters.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Anyway, a lot of people tried to tell him what might happen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You might say Garrity brought it on himself.
Chapter 1 of Garrity's Annuities by David Mason holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 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 231 sentences of Garrity's Annuities, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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