Chapter 4 of The Amazing Inheritance is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Amazing Inheritance is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sure I saw it yesterday. A man came in and asked for a copy. Funny thing! In all the time I've been here, no one has ever asked about that license. And now yesterday a man wanted it and to-day you want it."
Chapter 4 of The Amazing Inheritance is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “A man came in and asked for a copy.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “Funny thing!”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “In all the time I've been here, no one has ever asked about that license.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"Sure I saw it yesterday.”
a special situation
From this reading “Funny thing!”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “And now yesterday a man wanted it and to-day you want it."”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “And now yesterday a man wanted it and to-day you want it."”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “"Sure I saw it yesterday.”
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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 “Funny thing!”
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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 A man came in and asked for a copy.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In all the time I've been here, no one has ever asked about that license.
(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 In all the time I've been here, no one has ever asked about that license.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A man came in and asked for a copy.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A man came in and asked for a copy.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In all the time I've been here, no one has ever asked about that license.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A man came in and asked for a copy.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading A man came in and asked for a copy.
at any time
From this reading In all the time I've been here, no one has ever asked about that license.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A man came in and asked for a copy.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Funny thing!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In all the time I've been here, no one has ever asked about that license.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading In all the time I've been here, no one has ever asked about that license.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sure I saw it yesterday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In all the time I've been here, no one has ever asked about that license.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man came in and asked for a copy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Sure I saw it yesterday.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading In all the time I've been here, no one has ever asked about that license.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man came in and asked for a copy.
not any; not one
From this reading In all the time I've been here, no one has ever asked about that license.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now yesterday a man wanted it and to-day you want it."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In all the time I've been here, no one has ever asked about that license.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Sure I saw it yesterday.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure I saw it yesterday.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In all the time I've been here, no one has ever asked about that license.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In all the time I've been here, no one has ever asked about that license.
a special situation
From this reading Funny thing!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In all the time I've been here, no one has ever asked about that license.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now yesterday a man wanted it and to-day you want it."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading And now yesterday a man wanted it and to-day you want it."
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading And now yesterday a man wanted it and to-day you want it."
the day immediately before today
From this reading "Sure I saw it yesterday.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And now yesterday a man wanted it and to-day you want it."
Chapter 4 of The Amazing Inheritance by Frances R. (Frances Roberta) Sterrett holds 406 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 4 holds 406 sentences of The Amazing Inheritance, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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