Chapter 5 of In the Arena: Stories of Political Life is here in full — 731 sentences across 147 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of In the Arena: Stories of Political Life is here in full — 731 sentences across 147 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The leader's laugh cut him off again. “Friendly! Yes, that's what you were! Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven! How you fooled us!
Chapter 5 of In the Arena: Stories of Political Life is here in full — 731 sentences across 147 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “The leader's laugh cut him off again.”
past form of “fool” — make a fool or dupe of
From this reading “How you fooled us!”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading ““Friendly!”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “The leader's laugh cut him off again.”
possessive form of “leader” — a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading “The leader's laugh cut him off again.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!”
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.
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belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!”
In this reading “Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading The leader's laugh cut him off again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The leader's laugh cut him off again.
past form of “fool” — make a fool or dupe of
From this reading How you fooled us!
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “Friendly!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The leader's laugh cut him off again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How you fooled us!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!
the sound of laughing
From this reading The leader's laugh cut him off again.
possessive form of “leader” — a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading The leader's laugh cut him off again.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The leader's laugh cut him off again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, that's what you were!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The leader's laugh cut him off again.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How you fooled us!
(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, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yes, that's what you were!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yes, that's what you were!
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, that's what you were!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yes, that's what you were!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, you can go back to your friends; you'll need them!--Mother in Heaven!
Chapter 5 of In the Arena: Stories of Political Life by Booth Tarkington holds 731 sentences, grouped into 147 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 5 holds 731 sentences of In the Arena: Stories of Political Life, unabridged, divided into 147 reading sections.
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