Chapter 6 of Good References is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Good References is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry. He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed. He went out to the stable and garage. He made inquiries among the maids. But he did not find Pete, which was an excellent turn of fortune for that young man.
Chapter 6 of Good References is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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worthy of high praise
From this reading “IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.”
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading “He went out to the stable and garage.”
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading “IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.”
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading “IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.”
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading “He made inquiries among the maids.”
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading “He made inquiries among the maids.”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.”
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading “IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.”
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.
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “But he did not find Pete, which was an excellent turn of fortune for that young man.”
In this reading “He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.”
In this reading “He made inquiries among the maids.”
In this reading “He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “He went out to the stable and garage.”
In this reading “He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.”
In this reading “IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He made inquiries among the maids.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he did not find Pete, which was an excellent turn of fortune for that young man.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
worthy of high praise
From this reading IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.
not accessible to view
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he did not find Pete, which was an excellent turn of fortune for that young man.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading But he did not find Pete, which was an excellent turn of fortune for that young man.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading But he did not find Pete, which was an excellent turn of fortune for that young man.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading But he did not find Pete, which was an excellent turn of fortune for that young man.
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading He went out to the stable and garage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading He made inquiries among the maids.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made inquiries among the maids.
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading He made inquiries among the maids.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But he did not find Pete, which was an excellent turn of fortune for that young man.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he did not find Pete, which was an excellent turn of fortune for that young man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He went out to the stable and garage.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
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From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
a future prospect or potential
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading He went out to the stable and garage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he did not find Pete, which was an excellent turn of fortune for that young man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went out to the stable and garage.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading But he did not find Pete, which was an excellent turn of fortune for that young man.
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he did not find Pete, which was an excellent turn of fortune for that young man.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went out to the stable and garage.
in or at the place that
From this reading He searched his own rooms, the servants' quarters and every part of the house where Pete by any possibility might be concealed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But he did not find Pete, which was an excellent turn of fortune for that young man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN SEARCH OF AN IDEA Bill hunted for his valet with commendable industry.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But he did not find Pete, which was an excellent turn of fortune for that young man.
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