Chapter 5 of Men without women is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Men without women is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia. “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said. We had an old Ford coupé. “I will ride on the outside.” “You will be uncomfortable.”
Chapter 5 of Men without women is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “We had an old Ford coupé.”
plural of “kilometre” — a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
From this reading “In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading ““There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading ““I will ride on the outside.””
make square
From this reading “In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.”
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
From this reading “In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.”
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading ““You will be uncomfortable.””
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.”
In this reading ““I will ride on the outside.””
In this reading “In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.”
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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 In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We had an old Ford coupé.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You will be uncomfortable.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had an old Ford coupé.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading We had an old Ford coupé.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had an old Ford coupé.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
plural of “kilometre” — a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
held or filled or in use
From this reading “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We had an old Ford coupé.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I will ride on the outside.”
and nothing more
From this reading “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “I will ride on the outside.”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “I will ride on the outside.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
make square
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
carry out
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “There are only two places, and they are occupied,” I said.
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading “You will be uncomfortable.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had an old Ford coupé.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will ride on the outside.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will be uncomfortable.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading In a village, twenty kilometres above Spezia, there was a crowd in the square, and a young man carrying a suitcase came up to the car and asked us to take him in to Spezia.
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