Chapter 5 of Preferred Risk is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Preferred Risk is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me. With him helping and counseling me, it might be easier. I thought that and then I stopped myself, shocked. I was thinking in terms of personal preferment. That was not the Company way!
Chapter 5 of Preferred Risk is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
From this reading “With him helping and counseling me, it might be easier.”
possessive form of “defoe” — English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)
From this reading “Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “With him helping and counseling me, it might be easier.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.”
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “With him helping and counseling me, it might be easier.”
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading “I was thinking in terms of personal preferment.”
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “I thought that and then I stopped myself, shocked.”
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading “I was thinking in terms of personal preferment.”
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 “Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.”
as might be expected
In this reading “Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.”
In this reading “I was thinking in terms of personal preferment.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With him helping and counseling me, it might be easier.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With him helping and counseling me, it might be easier.
for the reason that
From this reading Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading That was not the Company way!
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
From this reading With him helping and counseling me, it might be easier.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
possessive form of “defoe” — English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)
From this reading Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading With him helping and counseling me, it might be easier.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading With him helping and counseling me, it might be easier.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With him helping and counseling me, it might be easier.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With him helping and counseling me, it might be easier.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading With him helping and counseling me, it might be easier.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That was not the Company way!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading I was thinking in terms of personal preferment.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
the act of preferring
From this reading I was thinking in terms of personal preferment.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading I thought that and then I stopped myself, shocked.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I thought that and then I stopped myself, shocked.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading I was thinking in terms of personal preferment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I thought that and then I stopped myself, shocked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was not the Company way!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I thought that and then I stopped myself, shocked.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I was thinking in terms of personal preferment.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Of course, I thought to myself, I was in a pretty good position, in a way, because of Defoe's evident interest in me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With him helping and counseling me, it might be easier.
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