Chapter 6 of Grammar-land is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 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 Grammar-land is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. ADJECTIVE. The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar was Mr. Adjective. “My young friends in Schoolroom-shire,” said Serjeant Parsing, “must know Mr. Adjective well. He is the greatest chatterbox and the veriest gossip that ever lived.
Chapter 6 of Grammar-land is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a word that expresses an attribute of something
From this reading “ADJECTIVE.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ““My young friends in Schoolroom-shire,” said Serjeant Parsing, “must know Mr. Adjective well.”
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading “He is the greatest chatterbox and the veriest gossip that ever lived.”
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
From this reading “The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar was Mr. Adjective.”
highest in quality
From this reading “He is the greatest chatterbox and the veriest gossip that ever lived.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar was Mr. Adjective.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “He is the greatest chatterbox and the veriest gossip that ever lived.”
-ing form of “parse” — analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
From this reading ““My young friends in Schoolroom-shire,” said Serjeant Parsing, “must know Mr. Adjective well.”
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 ““My young friends in Schoolroom-shire,” said Serjeant Parsing, “must know Mr. Adjective well.”
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a word that expresses an attribute of something
From this reading ADJECTIVE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is the greatest chatterbox and the veriest gossip that ever lived.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar was Mr. Adjective.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar was Mr. Adjective.
orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
From this reading He is the greatest chatterbox and the veriest gossip that ever lived.
at any time
From this reading He is the greatest chatterbox and the veriest gossip that ever lived.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “My young friends in Schoolroom-shire,” said Serjeant Parsing, “must know Mr. Adjective well.
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading He is the greatest chatterbox and the veriest gossip that ever lived.
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar was Mr. Adjective.
highest in quality
From this reading He is the greatest chatterbox and the veriest gossip that ever lived.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is the greatest chatterbox and the veriest gossip that ever lived.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “My young friends in Schoolroom-shire,” said Serjeant Parsing, “must know Mr. Adjective well.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is the greatest chatterbox and the veriest gossip that ever lived.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar was Mr. Adjective.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “My young friends in Schoolroom-shire,” said Serjeant Parsing, “must know Mr. Adjective well.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He is the greatest chatterbox and the veriest gossip that ever lived.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “My young friends in Schoolroom-shire,” said Serjeant Parsing, “must know Mr. Adjective well.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My young friends in Schoolroom-shire,” said Serjeant Parsing, “must know Mr. Adjective well.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar was Mr. Adjective.
-ing form of “parse” — analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
From this reading “My young friends in Schoolroom-shire,” said Serjeant Parsing, “must know Mr. Adjective well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar was Mr. Adjective.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “My young friends in Schoolroom-shire,” said Serjeant Parsing, “must know Mr. Adjective well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My young friends in Schoolroom-shire,” said Serjeant Parsing, “must know Mr. Adjective well.
an English barrister of the highest rank
From this reading “My young friends in Schoolroom-shire,” said Serjeant Parsing, “must know Mr. Adjective well.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He is the greatest chatterbox and the veriest gossip that ever lived.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar was Mr. Adjective.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar was Mr. Adjective.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is the greatest chatterbox and the veriest gossip that ever lived.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar was Mr. Adjective.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “My young friends in Schoolroom-shire,” said Serjeant Parsing, “must know Mr. Adjective well.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “My young friends in Schoolroom-shire,” said Serjeant Parsing, “must know Mr. Adjective well.
Chapter 6 of Grammar-land by M. L. Nesbitt holds 77 sentences, grouped into 16 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 6 holds 77 sentences of Grammar-land, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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