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Chapter 15 of Grammar-land is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PREPOSITIONS GOVERN THE OBJECTIVE CASE. “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.” “Here is a pretty thing!” said Mr. Noun, indignantly. “Fine way to treat us, indeed!” “And after all, I only said what is true,” said Preposition.
Chapter 15 of Grammar-land is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading ““When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.””
brought together in one place
From this reading ““When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.””
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
From this reading “PREPOSITIONS GOVERN THE OBJECTIVE CASE.”
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading ““When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.””
in an indignant manner
From this reading ““Here is a pretty thing!” said Mr. Noun, indignantly.”
a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
From this reading ““Here is a pretty thing!” said Mr. Noun, indignantly.”
undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
From this reading “PREPOSITIONS GOVERN THE OBJECTIVE CASE.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading ““Fine way to treat us, indeed!””
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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading ““When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.””
In this reading ““When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.””
In this reading ““When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.””
In this reading ““When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.””
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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 “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
later than; following
From this reading “And after all, I only said what is true,” said Preposition.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “And after all, I only said what is true,” said Preposition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
an occurrence of something
From this reading PREPOSITIONS GOVERN THE OBJECTIVE CASE.
brought together in one place
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “Fine way to treat us, indeed!”
set up or found
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
From this reading PREPOSITIONS GOVERN THE OBJECTIVE CASE.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here is a pretty thing!” said Mr. Noun, indignantly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And after all, I only said what is true,” said Preposition.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Fine way to treat us, indeed!”
in an indignant manner
From this reading “Here is a pretty thing!” said Mr. Noun, indignantly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Here is a pretty thing!” said Mr. Noun, indignantly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Here is a pretty thing!” said Mr. Noun, indignantly.
a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
From this reading “Here is a pretty thing!” said Mr. Noun, indignantly.
undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
From this reading PREPOSITIONS GOVERN THE OBJECTIVE CASE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
and nothing more
From this reading “And after all, I only said what is true,” said Preposition.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
From this reading “And after all, I only said what is true,” said Preposition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPOSITIONS GOVERN THE OBJECTIVE CASE.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Here is a pretty thing!” said Mr. Noun, indignantly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Here is a pretty thing!” said Mr. Noun, indignantly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PREPOSITIONS GOVERN THE OBJECTIVE CASE.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
a special situation
From this reading “Here is a pretty thing!” said Mr. Noun, indignantly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Fine way to treat us, indeed!”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “Fine way to treat us, indeed!”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “And after all, I only said what is true,” said Preposition.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Fine way to treat us, indeed!”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Fine way to treat us, indeed!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And after all, I only said what is true,” said Preposition.
at the time that
From this reading “When the Parts-of-Speech found themselves so suddenly turned out of the court, they collected in a group before the door, and looked at each other in astonishment.”
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