Chapter 9 of Grammar-land is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of Grammar-land is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DR. VERB. The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb. He came bustling up with an air of great importance. “My lord, my name is Verb.
Chapter 9 of Grammar-land is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “He came bustling up with an air of great importance.”
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading “He came bustling up with an air of great importance.”
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, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading “He came bustling up with an air of great importance.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading ““My lord, my name is Verb.”
the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
From this reading “VERB.”
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In this reading “He came bustling up with an air of great importance.”
In this reading “He came bustling up with an air of great importance.”
In this reading “The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.”
In this reading “He came bustling up with an air of great importance.”
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He came bustling up with an air of great importance.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading He came bustling up with an air of great importance.
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, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came bustling up with an air of great importance.
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From this reading DR.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.
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, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He came bustling up with an air of great importance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came bustling up with an air of great importance.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading He came bustling up with an air of great importance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My lord, my name is Verb.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “My lord, my name is Verb.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My lord, my name is Verb.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “My lord, my name is Verb.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.
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, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next Part-of-Speech called up before Judge Grammar, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.
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, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.
the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
From this reading VERB.
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, to give an account of himself, was Dr. Verb.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came bustling up with an air of great importance.
Chapter 9 of Grammar-land by M. L. Nesbitt holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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.
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