Chapter 10 of Our Wonderful Selves is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Our Wonderful Selves is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No. Follow me round. I’ve something to do first. Here, take a key and keep it if you will. I give you the freedom of the rooms.” “I wish you’d wait,” she said.
Chapter 10 of Our Wonderful Selves is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading ““No. Follow me round.”
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading “I give you the freedom of the rooms.””
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Here, take a key and keep it if you will.”
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “Here, take a key and keep it if you will.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “I give you the freedom of the rooms.””
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading ““No. Follow me round.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ““I wish you’d wait,” she said.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading ““I wish you’d wait,” she said.”
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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 Here, take a key and keep it if you will.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here, take a key and keep it if you will.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I’ve something to do first.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I’ve something to do first.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “No. Follow me round.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading I give you the freedom of the rooms.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I give you the freedom of the rooms.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, take a key and keep it if you will.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I give you the freedom of the rooms.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve something to do first.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Here, take a key and keep it if you will.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here, take a key and keep it if you will.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Here, take a key and keep it if you will.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Here, take a key and keep it if you will.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No. Follow me round.
not any; not one
From this reading “No. Follow me round.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I give you the freedom of the rooms.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading I give you the freedom of the rooms.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “No. Follow me round.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I wish you’d wait,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wish you’d wait,” she said.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I’ve something to do first.
carry out
From this reading Here, take a key and keep it if you will.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I give you the freedom of the rooms.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’ve something to do first.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I wish you’d wait,” she said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Here, take a key and keep it if you will.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish you’d wait,” she said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here, take a key and keep it if you will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish you’d wait,” she said.
Chapter 10 of Our Wonderful Selves by Roland Pertwee holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 412 sentences of Our Wonderful Selves, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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