Chapter 1 of Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mar. If you listened to me then, listen to me now. Peter (_pushing his chair hack and rising_). I might have a career. (_Crossing to fireplace._) Mar (_still sitting_).
Chapter 1 of Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 407 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.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “I might have a career.”
traveling across
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading “(_Crossing to fireplace._) Mar (_still sitting_).”
one who works hard at boring tasks
From this reading “Peter (_pushing his chair hack and rising_).”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “If you listened to me then, listen to me now.”
make imperfect
From this reading “Mar.”
the act of applying force in order to move something away
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
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 “(_Crossing to fireplace._) Mar (_still sitting_).”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I might have a career.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peter (_pushing his chair hack and rising_).
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading I might have a career.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Peter (_pushing his chair hack and rising_).
traveling across
From this reading (_Crossing to fireplace._) Mar (_still sitting_).
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading (_Crossing to fireplace._) Mar (_still sitting_).
one who works hard at boring tasks
From this reading Peter (_pushing his chair hack and rising_).
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I might have a career.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter (_pushing his chair hack and rising_).
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I might have a career.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you listened to me then, listen to me now.
hear with intention
From this reading If you listened to me then, listen to me now.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading If you listened to me then, listen to me now.
make imperfect
From this reading Mar.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you listened to me then, listen to me now.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might have a career.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading If you listened to me then, listen to me now.
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 (_pushing his chair hack and rising_).
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading Peter (_pushing his chair hack and rising_).
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Peter (_pushing his chair hack and rising_).
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading (_Crossing to fireplace._) Mar (_still sitting_).
not in physical motion
From this reading (_Crossing to fireplace._) Mar (_still sitting_).
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading If you listened to me then, listen to me now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you listened to me then, listen to me now.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you listened to me then, listen to me now.
Chapter 1 of Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts by Harold Brighouse holds 407 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 1 holds 407 sentences of Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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