Chapter 6 of O+F is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of O+F is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach. The air was fresh and salty, softened by the waxy smell of beach roses. Children played. Dogs chased Frisbees. Waves curled and crashed along the sand.
Chapter 6 of O+F is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who is being chased
From this reading “Dogs chased Frisbees.”
past form of “crash” — fall or come down violently
From this reading “Waves curled and crashed along the sand.”
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
From this reading “He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.”
past form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading “He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.”
plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.”
setting an order and time for planned events
From this reading “He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.”
engagingly stimulating or provocative
From this reading “The air was fresh and salty, softened by the waxy smell of beach roses.”
made of or covered with wax
From this reading “The air was fresh and salty, softened by the waxy smell of beach roses.”
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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 He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was fresh and salty, softened by the waxy smell of beach roses.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Waves curled and crashed along the sand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was fresh and salty, softened by the waxy smell of beach roses.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The air was fresh and salty, softened by the waxy smell of beach roses.
a person who is being chased
From this reading Dogs chased Frisbees.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Children played.
past form of “crash” — fall or come down violently
From this reading Waves curled and crashed along the sand.
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading Waves curled and crashed along the sand.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Dogs chased Frisbees.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The air was fresh and salty, softened by the waxy smell of beach roses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dogs chased Frisbees.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
past form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Children played.
setting an order and time for planned events
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
communicate vividly
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The air was fresh and salty, softened by the waxy smell of beach roses.
engagingly stimulating or provocative
From this reading The air was fresh and salty, softened by the waxy smell of beach roses.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Waves curled and crashed along the sand.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The air was fresh and salty, softened by the waxy smell of beach roses.
toned down
From this reading The air was fresh and salty, softened by the waxy smell of beach roses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He might have hustled a programming project, but the thought of business meetings sent him across the bridge to Crescent Beach.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was fresh and salty, softened by the waxy smell of beach roses.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Waves curled and crashed along the sand.
made of or covered with wax
From this reading The air was fresh and salty, softened by the waxy smell of beach roses.
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