Chapter 5 of The Amouretta landscape, and other stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Amouretta landscape, and other stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Righto, boy. But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.” “That depends, sir.” “On what?” “Oh, on who does the talking, and what is said.”
Chapter 5 of The Amouretta landscape, and other stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.””
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading ““That depends, sir.””
plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.””
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.””
bypass
From this reading “But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.””
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.””
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.””
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading ““Oh, on who does the talking, and what is said.””
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, on who does the talking, and what is said.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “Righto, boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.”
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.”
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “That depends, sir.”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, on who does the talking, and what is said.”
plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, on who does the talking, and what is said.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, on who does the talking, and what is said.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “On what?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Righto, boy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh, on who does the talking, and what is said.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “That depends, sir.”
bypass
From this reading But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “Oh, on who does the talking, and what is said.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That depends, sir.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But sometimes a little conversation helps the slow minutes to skip by.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “On what?”
which person or people
From this reading “Oh, on who does the talking, and what is said.”
Chapter 5 of The Amouretta landscape, and other stories by Adeline Adams 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.
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