Chapter 17 of In League with Israel is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of In League with Israel is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A "WATCH-NIGHT" CONSECRATION. THE office work for the old year was all done. Mr. Edmunds had locked his desk and gone home. David would soon follow. He had only some private correspondence to finish.
Chapter 17 of In League with Israel is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal)
From this reading “A "WATCH-NIGHT" CONSECRATION.”
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading “He had only some private correspondence to finish.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “David would soon follow.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “Mr. Edmunds had locked his desk and gone home.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “He had only some private correspondence to finish.”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “David would soon follow.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “Mr. Edmunds had locked his desk and gone home.”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “He had only some private correspondence to finish.”
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 “He had only some private correspondence to finish.”
In this reading “Mr. Edmunds had locked his desk and gone home.”
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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 A "WATCH-NIGHT" CONSECRATION.
(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 THE office work for the old year was all done.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Edmunds had locked his desk and gone home.
a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal)
From this reading A "WATCH-NIGHT" CONSECRATION.
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading He had only some private correspondence to finish.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David would soon follow.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Mr. Edmunds had locked his desk and gone home.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading THE office work for the old year was all done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Edmunds had locked his desk and gone home.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading He had only some private correspondence to finish.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading David would soon follow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE office work for the old year was all done.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Mr. Edmunds had locked his desk and gone home.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Edmunds had locked his desk and gone home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had only some private correspondence to finish.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Edmunds had locked his desk and gone home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Mr. Edmunds had locked his desk and gone home.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Mr. Edmunds had locked his desk and gone home.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Edmunds had locked his desk and gone home.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading THE office work for the old year was all done.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE office work for the old year was all done.
and nothing more
From this reading He had only some private correspondence to finish.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading He had only some private correspondence to finish.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had only some private correspondence to finish.
in the near future
From this reading David would soon follow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE office work for the old year was all done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had only some private correspondence to finish.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE office work for the old year was all done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A "WATCH-NIGHT" CONSECRATION.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading THE office work for the old year was all done.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading David would soon follow.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading THE office work for the old year was all done.
Chapter 17 of In League with Israel by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston holds 306 sentences, grouped into 62 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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