Chapter 17 of O+F is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of O+F is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mmm." It was hard for Oliver to disagree. "I can bring her any time you'd like. Sooner would be better--you know--bonding and all that." Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.
Chapter 17 of O+F is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child)
From this reading “Sooner would be better--you know--bonding and all that."”
be of different opinions
From this reading “It was hard for Oliver to disagree.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “It was hard for Oliver to disagree.”
a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
From this reading “Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “Sooner would be better--you know--bonding and all that."”
in a wise manner
From this reading “Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.”
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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 Sooner would be better--you know--bonding and all that."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sooner would be better--you know--bonding and all that."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I can bring her any time you'd like.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sooner would be better--you know--bonding and all that."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Sooner would be better--you know--bonding and all that."
a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child)
From this reading Sooner would be better--you know--bonding and all that."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "I can bring her any time you'd like.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can bring her any time you'd like.
be of different opinions
From this reading It was hard for Oliver to disagree.
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From this reading Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was hard for Oliver to disagree.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was hard for Oliver to disagree.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I can bring her any time you'd like.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can bring her any time you'd like.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was hard for Oliver to disagree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Sooner would be better--you know--bonding and all that."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I can bring her any time you'd like.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mmm."
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading It was hard for Oliver to disagree.
a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
From this reading Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Sooner would be better--you know--bonding and all that."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sooner would be better--you know--bonding and all that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I can bring her any time you'd like.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was hard for Oliver to disagree.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was hard for Oliver to disagree.
which person or people
From this reading Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.
in a wise manner
From this reading Jennifer nodded wisely and took Eric to see Emma who was in her playpen in the living room.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sooner would be better--you know--bonding and all that."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sooner would be better--you know--bonding and all that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can bring her any time you'd like.
Chapter 17 of O+F by John Moncure Wetterau holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 17 holds 405 sentences of O+F, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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