Chapter 18 of Gay Lawless is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Gay Lawless is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands. "You'll have some dinner? Mrs. Summers won't keep you waiting long." Mackrell shook his head. "I had all I want in town," he said, sitting down opposite Chris.
Chapter 18 of Gay Lawless is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “"You'll have some dinner?”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.”
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading “"I had all I want in town," he said, sitting down opposite Chris.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “"I had all I want in town," he said, sitting down opposite Chris.”
plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “Mrs. Summers won't keep you waiting long."”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “Mrs. Summers won't keep you waiting long."”
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 “MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.”
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(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 "I had all I want in town," he said, sitting down opposite Chris.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "You'll have some dinner?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I had all I want in town," he said, sitting down opposite Chris.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had all I want in town," he said, sitting down opposite Chris.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You'll have some dinner?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I had all I want in town," he said, sitting down opposite Chris.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mackrell shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mackrell shook his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I had all I want in town," he said, sitting down opposite Chris.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Mrs. Summers won't keep you waiting long."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Mrs. Summers won't keep you waiting long."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mackrell shook his head.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Summers won't keep you waiting long."
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading "I had all I want in town," he said, sitting down opposite Chris.
free from harm or evil
From this reading MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I had all I want in town," he said, sitting down opposite Chris.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "I had all I want in town," he said, sitting down opposite Chris.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "You'll have some dinner?
plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Mrs. Summers won't keep you waiting long."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "I had all I want in town," he said, sitting down opposite Chris.
precisely as stated
From this reading MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Mrs. Summers won't keep you waiting long."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I had all I want in town," he said, sitting down opposite Chris.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading MIN TO THE RESCUE "The very man I wanted to see," cried Chris as they shook hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Summers won't keep you waiting long."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mrs. Summers won't keep you waiting long."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll have some dinner?
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