Chapter 4 of That Eurasian is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of That Eurasian is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I do not know how long this kind of life continued. It may have been a year or only a few months. There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months. The little mama took less and less interest in everything. One day coming out of the other room I found her lying on the floor.
Chapter 4 of That Eurasian is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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terminate
From this reading “There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “One day coming out of the other room I found her lying on the floor.”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “One day coming out of the other room I found her lying on the floor.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “The little mama took less and less interest in everything.”
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading “There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.”
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading “There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “It may have been a year or only a few months.”
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading “There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.”
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In this reading “There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.”
In this reading “It may have been a year or only a few months.”
In this reading “One day coming out of the other room I found her lying on the floor.”
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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 may have been a year or only a few months.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It may have been a year or only a few months.
terminate
From this reading There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading One day coming out of the other room I found her lying on the floor.
without stop or interruption
From this reading I do not know how long this kind of life continued.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day coming out of the other room I found her lying on the floor.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know how long this kind of life continued.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The little mama took less and less interest in everything.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It may have been a year or only a few months.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading One day coming out of the other room I found her lying on the floor.
set up or found
From this reading One day coming out of the other room I found her lying on the floor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It may have been a year or only a few months.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day coming out of the other room I found her lying on the floor.
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From this reading I do not know how long this kind of life continued.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not know how long this kind of life continued.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little mama took less and less interest in everything.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading The little mama took less and less interest in everything.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may have been a year or only a few months.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I do not know how long this kind of life continued.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I do not know how long this kind of life continued.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The little mama took less and less interest in everything.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I do not know how long this kind of life continued.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little mama took less and less interest in everything.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I do not know how long this kind of life continued.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading One day coming out of the other room I found her lying on the floor.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading The little mama took less and less interest in everything.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may have been a year or only a few months.
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It may have been a year or only a few months.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know how long this kind of life continued.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I do not know how long this kind of life continued.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day coming out of the other room I found her lying on the floor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day coming out of the other room I found her lying on the floor.
and nothing more
From this reading It may have been a year or only a few months.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It may have been a year or only a few months.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One day coming out of the other room I found her lying on the floor.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One day coming out of the other room I found her lying on the floor.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading One day coming out of the other room I found her lying on the floor.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I do not know how long this kind of life continued.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The little mama took less and less interest in everything.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing to break the monotony, nothing to be as time marks to show the passing days and months.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It may have been a year or only a few months.
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