Chapter 14 of On Guard: Mark Mallory's Celebration is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of On Guard: Mark Mallory's Celebration is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PLOT OF THE YEARLINGS. "An invitation! Why, surely, man, you must be mistaken. They never invite plebes to the hops." The speaker was Mark.
Chapter 14 of On Guard: Mark Mallory's Celebration is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
From this reading “They never invite plebes to the hops."”
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading “"An invitation!”
increase the likelihood of
From this reading “They never invite plebes to the hops."”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “The speaker was Mark.”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “Why, surely, man, you must be mistaken.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “A PLOT OF THE YEARLINGS.”
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading “The speaker was Mark.”
plural of “yearling” — a young child
From this reading “A PLOT OF THE YEARLINGS.”
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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 A PLOT OF THE YEARLINGS.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An invitation!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, surely, man, you must be mistaken.
twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
From this reading They never invite plebes to the hops."
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading "An invitation!
increase the likelihood of
From this reading They never invite plebes to the hops."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Why, surely, man, you must be mistaken.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading The speaker was Mark.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading Why, surely, man, you must be mistaken.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Why, surely, man, you must be mistaken.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They never invite plebes to the hops."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PLOT OF THE YEARLINGS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They never invite plebes to the hops."
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading A PLOT OF THE YEARLINGS.
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The speaker was Mark.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Why, surely, man, you must be mistaken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PLOT OF THE YEARLINGS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They never invite plebes to the hops."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They never invite plebes to the hops."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was Mark.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, surely, man, you must be mistaken.
plural of “yearling” — a young child
From this reading A PLOT OF THE YEARLINGS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, surely, man, you must be mistaken.
Chapter 14 of On Guard: Mark Mallory's Celebration by Upton Sinclair holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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