Chapter 7 of Graft: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Graft: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Stephen. You're a bit early for the meeting, Sam. (_Crosses to c. above table._) Bamford. Yes; fact is, I wanted a word with you alone about that other matter. Ste.
Chapter 7 of Graft: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “You're a bit early for the meeting, Sam.”
plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “You're a bit early for the meeting, Sam.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “You're a bit early for the meeting, Sam.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “You're a bit early for the meeting, Sam.”
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “Stephen.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “(_Crosses to c. above table._) Bamford.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “Yes; fact is, I wanted a word with you alone about that other matter.”
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 “Yes; fact is, I wanted a word with you alone about that other matter.”
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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 You're a bit early for the meeting, Sam.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Yes; fact is, I wanted a word with you alone about that other matter.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading (_Crosses to c. above table._) Bamford.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Yes; fact is, I wanted a word with you alone about that other matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Crosses to c. above table._) Bamford.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading You're a bit early for the meeting, Sam.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading (_Crosses to c. above table._) Bamford.
plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
From this reading (_Crosses to c. above table._) Bamford.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading You're a bit early for the meeting, Sam.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Yes; fact is, I wanted a word with you alone about that other matter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You're a bit early for the meeting, Sam.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes; fact is, I wanted a word with you alone about that other matter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes; fact is, I wanted a word with you alone about that other matter.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Yes; fact is, I wanted a word with you alone about that other matter.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading You're a bit early for the meeting, Sam.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Yes; fact is, I wanted a word with you alone about that other matter.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading You're a bit early for the meeting, Sam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ste.
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading Stephen.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading (_Crosses to c. above table._) Bamford.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yes; fact is, I wanted a word with you alone about that other matter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You're a bit early for the meeting, Sam.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_Crosses to c. above table._) Bamford.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Yes; fact is, I wanted a word with you alone about that other matter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yes; fact is, I wanted a word with you alone about that other matter.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Yes; fact is, I wanted a word with you alone about that other matter.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes; fact is, I wanted a word with you alone about that other matter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yes; fact is, I wanted a word with you alone about that other matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're a bit early for the meeting, Sam.
Chapter 7 of Graft: A Comedy in Four Acts by Harold Brighouse holds 410 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 7 holds 410 sentences of Graft: A Comedy in Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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