Chapter 9 of Preferred Risk is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Preferred Risk is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I said, "Mr. Defoe, I have to talk to you. It's a very urgent matter." "Come in and do it, Wills! Not over the telephone." I shook my head.
Chapter 9 of Preferred Risk is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)
From this reading “I said, "Mr. Defoe, I have to talk to you.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “I shook my head.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “It's a very urgent matter."”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “I shook my head.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “I said, "Mr. Defoe, I have to talk to you.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Not over the telephone."”
compelling immediate action
From this reading “It's a very urgent matter."”
plural of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
From this reading “"Come in and do it, Wills!”
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 “Not over the telephone."”
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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 It's a very urgent matter."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come in and do it, Wills!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come in and do it, Wills!
English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)
From this reading I said, "Mr. Defoe, I have to talk to you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Come in and do it, Wills!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I said, "Mr. Defoe, I have to talk to you.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I shook my head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, "Mr. Defoe, I have to talk to you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come in and do it, Wills!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Come in and do it, Wills!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a very urgent matter."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It's a very urgent matter."
a form of address for a man
From this reading I said, "Mr. Defoe, I have to talk to you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I shook my head.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not over the telephone."
above and across; more than
From this reading Not over the telephone."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, "Mr. Defoe, I have to talk to you.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading I shook my head.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I said, "Mr. Defoe, I have to talk to you.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Not over the telephone."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not over the telephone."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I said, "Mr. Defoe, I have to talk to you.
compelling immediate action
From this reading It's a very urgent matter."
precisely as stated
From this reading It's a very urgent matter."
plural of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
From this reading "Come in and do it, Wills!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I said, "Mr. Defoe, I have to talk to you.
Chapter 9 of Preferred Risk by Edson McCann 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 9 holds 412 sentences of Preferred Risk, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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