Chapter 1 of Take It from Dad is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Take It from Dad is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Set up and electrotyped. Published October, 1920. LYNN, MASS. Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning. "Yes," to the first, and, "I can but I won't" to the second.
Chapter 1 of Take It from Dad is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.”
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading “Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.”
an act that fails
From this reading “Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “LYNN, MASS.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “Published October, 1920.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Published October, 1920.”
nonexistent
From this reading “Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.”
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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set up or found
In this reading “Set up and electrotyped.”
In this reading “Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.”
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From this reading Published October, 1920.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes," to the first, and, "I can but I won't" to the second.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
an act that fails
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Yes," to the first, and, "I can but I won't" to the second.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LYNN, MASS.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading LYNN, MASS.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Published October, 1920.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published October, 1920.
an educational institution
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "Yes," to the first, and, "I can but I won't" to the second.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
nonexistent
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," to the first, and, "I can but I won't" to the second.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," to the first, and, "I can but I won't" to the second.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your letter asking me if I think you are a failure at school, and wanting to know whether I can give you a job in the factory, came this morning.
Chapter 1 of Take It from Dad by George Griswold Livermore holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 1 holds 408 sentences of Take It from Dad, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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