Chapter 7 of Our Wonderful Selves is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Our Wonderful Selves is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You look hungry,” she said. “I am.” Even short sentences were difficult. “D’you want work?” “I want to eat.”
Chapter 7 of Our Wonderful Selves is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Even short sentences were difficult.”
take in solid food
From this reading ““I want to eat.””
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading ““You look hungry,” she said.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ““You look hungry,” she said.”
plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “Even short sentences were difficult.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “Even short sentences were difficult.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ““D’you want work?””
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading ““D’you want work?””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Even short sentences were difficult.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “D’you want work?”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Even short sentences were difficult.
take in solid food
From this reading “I want to eat.”
divisible by two
From this reading Even short sentences were difficult.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “You look hungry,” she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “You look hungry,” she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You look hungry,” she said.
plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading Even short sentences were difficult.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You look hungry,” she said.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Even short sentences were difficult.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want to eat.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “D’you want work?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even short sentences were difficult.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “D’you want work?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You look hungry,” she said.
Chapter 7 of Our Wonderful Selves by Roland Pertwee holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 7 holds 409 sentences of Our Wonderful Selves, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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