Chapter 6 of Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. G. Oh, he's not afraid of his real enemies. The capitalists can call him what they like. They do, too, and the more the better, Peter says. But that's different. Mean things, attacking their own side.
Chapter 6 of Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Mrs. G. Oh, he's not afraid of his real enemies.”
disposed to attack
From this reading “Mean things, attacking their own side.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “The capitalists can call him what they like.”
plural of “capitalist” — a conservative advocate of capitalism
From this reading “The capitalists can call him what they like.”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “But that's different.”
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading “Mrs. G. Oh, he's not afraid of his real enemies.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “They do, too, and the more the better, Peter says.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “Mrs. G. Oh, he's not afraid of his real enemies.”
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.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Mrs. G. Oh, he's not afraid of his real enemies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They do, too, and the more the better, Peter says.
disposed to attack
From this reading Mean things, attacking their own side.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading They do, too, and the more the better, Peter says.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that's different.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The capitalists can call him what they like.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The capitalists can call him what they like.
plural of “capitalist” — a conservative advocate of capitalism
From this reading The capitalists can call him what they like.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading But that's different.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They do, too, and the more the better, Peter says.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading Mrs. G. Oh, he's not afraid of his real enemies.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Mrs. G. Oh, he's not afraid of his real enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. G. Oh, he's not afraid of his real enemies.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The capitalists can call him what they like.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. G. Oh, he's not afraid of his real enemies.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The capitalists can call him what they like.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Mean things, attacking their own side.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They do, too, and the more the better, Peter says.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. G. Oh, he's not afraid of his real enemies.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. G. Oh, he's not afraid of his real enemies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. G. Oh, he's not afraid of his real enemies.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Mrs. G. Oh, he's not afraid of his real enemies.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Mean things, attacking their own side.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading They do, too, and the more the better, Peter says.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Mrs. G. Oh, he's not afraid of his real enemies.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading They do, too, and the more the better, Peter says.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Mean things, attacking their own side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But that's different.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The capitalists can call him what they like.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mean things, attacking their own side.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The capitalists can call him what they like.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Mean things, attacking their own side.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They do, too, and the more the better, Peter says.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The capitalists can call him what they like.
Chapter 6 of Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts by Harold Brighouse holds 408 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.
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