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“Yes, you said that.” “Said what?” “About horses and eagles.” “Oh, yes. And if you love sheets.”
Men without women
Chapter X
Chapter 10 of Men without women is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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“Yes,
you
said
that.”
“Said
what?”
“About
horses
and
eagles.”
“Oh,
yes.
And
if
you
love
sheets.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Men without women
Chapter X
Chapter 10 of Men without women is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
“Yes,
you
said
that.”
/jes juː sed ðæt/
Line 2
“Said
what?”
/sed wʌt/
Line 3
“About
horses
and
eagles.”
/əˈbaʊt ˈhɔːrsəz ənd ˈiːɡəlz/
Line 4
“Oh,
yes.
/oʊ jes/
Line 5
And
if
you
love
sheets.”
/ənd ɪf juː lʌv ʃiːts/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““About horses and eagles.””
eagles
noun
US /ˈiːɡəlz/
plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading ““About horses and eagles.””
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading ““About horses and eagles.””
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “And if you love sheets.””
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ““Yes, you said that.””
sheets
noun
US /ʃiːts/
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading “And if you love sheets.””
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes, you said that.””
Word partnerships in these lines
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About horses and eagles.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “About horses and eagles.”
eaglesnounUS /ˈiːɡəlz/
plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “About horses and eagles.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “About horses and eagles.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if you love sheets.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And if you love sheets.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes, you said that.”
sheetsnounUS /ʃiːts/
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading And if you love sheets.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, you said that.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Said what?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, you said that.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, you said that.”
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