Chapter 7 of The Adventures of a Freshman is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Adventures of a Freshman is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WORK--PLAY--"PROCS" "PRINCETON, N. J., Sunday. "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now. Honestly I do not. They mean it all in joke. You must not worry.
Chapter 7 of The Adventures of a Freshman is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “Honestly I do not.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “They mean it all in joke.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “WORK--PLAY--"PROCS" "PRINCETON, N. J., Sunday.”
a university town in central New Jersey
From this reading “WORK--PLAY--"PROCS" "PRINCETON, N. J., Sunday.”
plural of “sophomore” — a second-year undergraduate
From this reading “"DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “WORK--PLAY--"PROCS" "PRINCETON, N. J., Sunday.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “You must not worry.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “"DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.”
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 “"DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.”
In this reading “"DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.”
write about a particular topic
In this reading “"DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.”
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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 "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They mean it all in joke.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
dearly loved
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading Honestly I do not.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They mean it all in joke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading WORK--PLAY--"PROCS" "PRINCETON, N. J., Sunday.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading They mean it all in joke.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading They mean it all in joke.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must not worry.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading WORK--PLAY--"PROCS" "PRINCETON, N. J., Sunday.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
participate in games or sport
From this reading WORK--PLAY--"PROCS" "PRINCETON, N. J., Sunday.
a university town in central New Jersey
From this reading WORK--PLAY--"PROCS" "PRINCETON, N. J., Sunday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WORK--PLAY--"PROCS" "PRINCETON, N. J., Sunday.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
plural of “sophomore” — a second-year undergraduate
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading WORK--PLAY--"PROCS" "PRINCETON, N. J., Sunday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They mean it all in joke.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading WORK--PLAY--"PROCS" "PRINCETON, N. J., Sunday.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading You must not worry.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
an affirmative
From this reading "DEAR MOTHER: Yes, the Sophomores _have_ hazed me a good many times since I first wrote about it, but I do not mind it much now.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must not worry.
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