Chapter 4 of Israel Rank is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Israel Rank is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next morning I had a stormy interview with my landlord. He would wait no longer for the arrears of rent. He gave me three days to pay or to find other rooms. In the meantime he would detain my things. My little skiff had decidedly reached the rocks.
Chapter 4 of Israel Rank is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the state of being behind in payments
From this reading “He would wait no longer for the arrears of rent.”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “My little skiff had decidedly reached the rocks.”
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “In the meantime he would detain my things.”
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “The next morning I had a stormy interview with my landlord.”
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading “In the meantime he would detain my things.”
let for money
From this reading “He would wait no longer for the arrears of rent.”
any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
From this reading “My little skiff had decidedly reached the rocks.”
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading “The next morning I had a stormy interview with my landlord.”
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 “The next morning I had a stormy interview with my landlord.”
In this reading “He gave me three days to pay or to find other rooms.”
during the intervening time
In this reading “In the meantime he would detain my things.”
In this reading “The next morning I had a stormy interview with my landlord.”
In this reading “My little skiff had decidedly reached the rocks.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next morning I had a stormy interview with my landlord.
the state of being behind in payments
From this reading He would wait no longer for the arrears of rent.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He gave me three days to pay or to find other rooms.
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading My little skiff had decidedly reached the rocks.
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading In the meantime he would detain my things.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He gave me three days to pay or to find other rooms.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would wait no longer for the arrears of rent.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He gave me three days to pay or to find other rooms.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning I had a stormy interview with my landlord.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would wait no longer for the arrears of rent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next morning I had a stormy interview with my landlord.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime he would detain my things.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading The next morning I had a stormy interview with my landlord.
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading The next morning I had a stormy interview with my landlord.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My little skiff had decidedly reached the rocks.
for more time
From this reading He would wait no longer for the arrears of rent.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He gave me three days to pay or to find other rooms.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime he would detain my things.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning I had a stormy interview with my landlord.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The next morning I had a stormy interview with my landlord.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning I had a stormy interview with my landlord.
not any; not one
From this reading He would wait no longer for the arrears of rent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He would wait no longer for the arrears of rent.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He gave me three days to pay or to find other rooms.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He gave me three days to pay or to find other rooms.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading He gave me three days to pay or to find other rooms.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading My little skiff had decidedly reached the rocks.
let for money
From this reading He would wait no longer for the arrears of rent.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading My little skiff had decidedly reached the rocks.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading He gave me three days to pay or to find other rooms.
any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
From this reading My little skiff had decidedly reached the rocks.
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading The next morning I had a stormy interview with my landlord.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning I had a stormy interview with my landlord.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading In the meantime he would detain my things.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He gave me three days to pay or to find other rooms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He gave me three days to pay or to find other rooms.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He would wait no longer for the arrears of rent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning I had a stormy interview with my landlord.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would wait no longer for the arrears of rent.
Chapter 4 of Israel Rank by Roy Horniman holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 4 holds 114 sentences of Israel Rank, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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