Chapter 24 of Out for Business is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Out for Business is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PALMER CALLS UPON ROBERT'S MOTHER. Among the first to leave the opera house were Mrs. Talbot and her husband. "I have had quite enough of this," said the lady to James Talbot. "The company and the play are both very poor." "Perhaps you are right," he admitted.
Chapter 24 of Out for Business is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “"Perhaps you are right," he admitted.”
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “PALMER CALLS UPON ROBERT'S MOTHER.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “"The company and the play are both very poor."”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “"I have had quite enough of this," said the lady to James Talbot.”
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading “Among the first to leave the opera house were Mrs. Talbot and her husband.”
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading “PALMER CALLS UPON ROBERT'S MOTHER.”
possessive form of “robert” — United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “PALMER CALLS UPON ROBERT'S MOTHER.”
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading “Among the first to leave the opera house were Mrs. Talbot and her husband.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “PALMER CALLS UPON ROBERT'S MOTHER.”
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "Perhaps you are right," he admitted.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the first to leave the opera house were Mrs. Talbot and her husband.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Among the first to leave the opera house were Mrs. Talbot and her husband.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The company and the play are both very poor."
the two together, not just one
From this reading "The company and the play are both very poor."
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading PALMER CALLS UPON ROBERT'S MOTHER.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "The company and the play are both very poor."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "I have had quite enough of this," said the lady to James Talbot.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Among the first to leave the opera house were Mrs. Talbot and her husband.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I have had quite enough of this," said the lady to James Talbot.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have had quite enough of this," said the lady to James Talbot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Perhaps you are right," he admitted.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Among the first to leave the opera house were Mrs. Talbot and her husband.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Among the first to leave the opera house were Mrs. Talbot and her husband.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Among the first to leave the opera house were Mrs. Talbot and her husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have had quite enough of this," said the lady to James Talbot.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading "I have had quite enough of this," said the lady to James Talbot.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "I have had quite enough of this," said the lady to James Talbot.
go away from a place
From this reading Among the first to leave the opera house were Mrs. Talbot and her husband.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading PALMER CALLS UPON ROBERT'S MOTHER.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Among the first to leave the opera house were Mrs. Talbot and her husband.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have had quite enough of this," said the lady to James Talbot.
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading Among the first to leave the opera house were Mrs. Talbot and her husband.
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading PALMER CALLS UPON ROBERT'S MOTHER.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps you are right," he admitted.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "The company and the play are both very poor."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "The company and the play are both very poor."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "I have had quite enough of this," said the lady to James Talbot.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Perhaps you are right," he admitted.
possessive form of “robert” — United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading PALMER CALLS UPON ROBERT'S MOTHER.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have had quite enough of this," said the lady to James Talbot.
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading Among the first to leave the opera house were Mrs. Talbot and her husband.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Among the first to leave the opera house were Mrs. Talbot and her husband.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I have had quite enough of this," said the lady to James Talbot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Among the first to leave the opera house were Mrs. Talbot and her husband.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading PALMER CALLS UPON ROBERT'S MOTHER.
precisely as stated
From this reading "The company and the play are both very poor."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Among the first to leave the opera house were Mrs. Talbot and her husband.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Perhaps you are right," he admitted.
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