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Chapter 17 of Strive and Succeed is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUBTLE FLATTERY. THE two boys reached their boarding house as the clock struck twelve. “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door. “You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness. “Oh, yes!” said Sam.
Chapter 17 of Strive and Succeed is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading “THE two boys reached their boarding house as the clock struck twelve.”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “THE two boys reached their boarding house as the clock struck twelve.”
excessive or insincere praise
From this reading “SUBTLE FLATTERY.”
an obligation to pay money to another party
From this reading ““You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading ““You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.”
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
From this reading ““You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.”
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading ““You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.”
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading “SUBTLE FLATTERY.”
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.
a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
In this reading “THE two boys reached their boarding house as the clock struck twelve.”
In this reading ““The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.”
In this reading “THE two boys reached their boarding house as the clock struck twelve.”
In this reading ““The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.”
In this reading ““The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.”
In this reading “THE two boys reached their boarding house as the clock struck twelve.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE two boys reached their boarding house as the clock struck twelve.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading THE two boys reached their boarding house as the clock struck twelve.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE two boys reached their boarding house as the clock struck twelve.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading THE two boys reached their boarding house as the clock struck twelve.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
excessive or insincere praise
From this reading SUBTLE FLATTERY.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE two boys reached their boarding house as the clock struck twelve.
an obligation to pay money to another party
From this reading “You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
From this reading “You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes!” said Sam.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE two boys reached their boarding house as the clock struck twelve.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
in the near future
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading THE two boys reached their boarding house as the clock struck twelve.
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading SUBTLE FLATTERY.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE two boys reached their boarding house as the clock struck twelve.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE two boys reached their boarding house as the clock struck twelve.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
a special situation
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading THE two boys reached their boarding house as the clock struck twelve.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE two boys reached their boarding house as the clock struck twelve.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The best thing we can do is to get to bed as soon as possible,” said Sam, as they entered the room and locked the door.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.
which person or people
From this reading “You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes!” said Sam.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You might as well pay me what you owe me,” suggested Joshua, who did not intend Sam to forget his indebtedness.
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