Chapter 18 of Good men and true, and Hit the line hard is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Good men and true, and Hit the line hard is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ducky Drake--Roger Olcott Drake, Second--dawdled over a four-o’clock breakfast. He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows. The room phone rang. “Hel-lo-o! Gentleman to see Mr. Drake--shall we show him up?”...
Chapter 18 of Good men and true, and Hit the line hard is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 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, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Ducky Drake--Roger Olcott Drake, Second--dawdled over a four-o’clock breakfast.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Gentleman to see Mr. Drake--shall we show him up?”...”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.”
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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 Ducky Drake--Roger Olcott Drake, Second--dawdled over a four-o’clock breakfast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
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From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ducky Drake--Roger Olcott Drake, Second--dawdled over a four-o’clock breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ducky Drake--Roger Olcott Drake, Second--dawdled over a four-o’clock breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ducky Drake--Roger Olcott Drake, Second--dawdled over a four-o’clock breakfast.
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From this reading Ducky Drake--Roger Olcott Drake, Second--dawdled over a four-o’clock breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ducky Drake--Roger Olcott Drake, Second--dawdled over a four-o’clock breakfast.
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From this reading Gentleman to see Mr. Drake--shall we show him up?”...
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
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From this reading “Hel-lo-o!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gentleman to see Mr. Drake--shall we show him up?”...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ducky Drake--Roger Olcott Drake, Second--dawdled over a four-o’clock breakfast.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
above and across; more than
From this reading Ducky Drake--Roger Olcott Drake, Second--dawdled over a four-o’clock breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The room phone rang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The room phone rang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ducky Drake--Roger Olcott Drake, Second--dawdled over a four-o’clock breakfast.
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From this reading The room phone rang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ducky Drake--Roger Olcott Drake, Second--dawdled over a four-o’clock breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gentleman to see Mr. Drake--shall we show him up?”...
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Gentleman to see Mr. Drake--shall we show him up?”...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gentleman to see Mr. Drake--shall we show him up?”...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gentleman to see Mr. Drake--shall we show him up?”...
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From this reading Gentleman to see Mr. Drake--shall we show him up?”...
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Gentleman to see Mr. Drake--shall we show him up?”...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was in bathrobe and slippers, his feet on a second chair; the morning paper was propped before him and the low western sun peeped through his windows.
