Chapter 2 of His Majesty Baby and Some Common People is here in full — 514 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of His Majesty Baby and Some Common People is here in full — 514 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Which would be?” “Well, that depends. He might sell to an editor, or he might give the use of it to a friend. Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.” “But to a friend?”
Chapter 2 of His Majesty Baby and Some Common People is here in full — 514 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/102 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.””
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading ““Well, that depends.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “He might sell to an editor, or he might give the use of it to a friend.”
out of fashion
From this reading “Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.””
as yourself
From this reading “Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.””
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading “Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.””
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “He might sell to an editor, or he might give the use of it to a friend.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.””
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 “Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.””
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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 He might sell to an editor, or he might give the use of it to a friend.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He might sell to an editor, or he might give the use of it to a friend.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Which would be?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “Well, that depends.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
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From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading He might sell to an editor, or he might give the use of it to a friend.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He might sell to an editor, or he might give the use of it to a friend.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He might sell to an editor, or he might give the use of it to a friend.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might sell to an editor, or he might give the use of it to a friend.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He might sell to an editor, or he might give the use of it to a friend.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might sell to an editor, or he might give the use of it to a friend.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He might sell to an editor, or he might give the use of it to a friend.
out of fashion
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He might sell to an editor, or he might give the use of it to a friend.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
as yourself
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading He might sell to an editor, or he might give the use of it to a friend.
having a supporting base
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, that depends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He might sell to an editor, or he might give the use of it to a friend.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He might sell to an editor, or he might give the use of it to a friend.
the act of using
From this reading He might sell to an editor, or he might give the use of it to a friend.
(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 “Well, that depends.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Which would be?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Which would be?”
a late time of life
From this reading Personally, as an artist of now thirty years' standing, I do not part with my work; it may be an old-fashioned prejudice, but I don't like to let it go to the public.”
Chapter 2 of His Majesty Baby and Some Common People by Ian Maclaren holds 514 sentences, grouped into 103 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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