Chapter 16 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EXPERT INVENTORS OF THE BROAD HIGHWAY. 1. Mr. World and Miss Church-Member fail to see the Ways and Means Committee at work. 2. They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.
Chapter 16 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “Mr. World and Miss Church-Member fail to see the Ways and Means Committee at work.”
an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase “left to your own devices”
From this reading “They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.”
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading “EXPERT INVENTORS OF THE BROAD HIGHWAY.”
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading “EXPERT INVENTORS OF THE BROAD HIGHWAY.”
plural of “inventor” — someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading “EXPERT INVENTORS OF THE BROAD HIGHWAY.”
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.”
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.”
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From this reading 1.
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(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 They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member fail to see the Ways and Means Committee at work.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member fail to see the Ways and Means Committee at work.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading EXPERT INVENTORS OF THE BROAD HIGHWAY.
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From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member fail to see the Ways and Means Committee at work.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member fail to see the Ways and Means Committee at work.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.
an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase “left to your own devices”
From this reading They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading EXPERT INVENTORS OF THE BROAD HIGHWAY.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member fail to see the Ways and Means Committee at work.
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading EXPERT INVENTORS OF THE BROAD HIGHWAY.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.
plural of “inventor” — someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading EXPERT INVENTORS OF THE BROAD HIGHWAY.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member fail to see the Ways and Means Committee at work.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member fail to see the Ways and Means Committee at work.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member fail to see the Ways and Means Committee at work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EXPERT INVENTORS OF THE BROAD HIGHWAY.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member fail to see the Ways and Means Committee at work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXPERT INVENTORS OF THE BROAD HIGHWAY.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member fail to see the Ways and Means Committee at work.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member fail to see the Ways and Means Committee at work.
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.
in or at the place that
From this reading They are directed to the city where expert inventors are constantly employed in devising weapons and all kinds of devices.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member fail to see the Ways and Means Committee at work.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Mr. World and Miss Church-Member fail to see the Ways and Means Committee at work.
Chapter 16 of Mr. World and Miss Church-Member by W. S. (William Shuler) Harris holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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