Chapter 24 of The Argonauts of California is here in full — 1333 sentences across 267 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Argonauts of California is here in full — 1333 sentences across 267 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RETURN--GREAT CHANGES. Jo.--Good morning, William, how do you do? William.--Very well, very well, I thank you, but you have the advantage of me, sir. Jo.--Why; don’t you remember Jo, your old chum? W.--What! is this Jo? is it possible? so it is, so it is.
Chapter 24 of The Argonauts of California is here in full — 1333 sentences across 267 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “William.--Very well, very well, I thank you, but you have the advantage of me, sir.”
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “THE RETURN--GREAT CHANGES.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Jo.--Why; don’t you remember Jo, your old chum?”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Jo.--Good morning, William, how do you do?”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “W.--What! is this Jo? is it possible? so it is, so it is.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Jo.--Why; don’t you remember Jo, your old chum?”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “THE RETURN--GREAT CHANGES.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “William.--Very well, very well, I thank you, but you have the advantage of me, sir.”
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 “Jo.--Why; don’t you remember Jo, your old chum?”
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading William.--Very well, very well, I thank you, but you have the advantage of me, sir.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading William.--Very well, very well, I thank you, but you have the advantage of me, sir.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading THE RETURN--GREAT CHANGES.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Jo.--Why; don’t you remember Jo, your old chum?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Jo.--Good morning, William, how do you do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jo.--Why; don’t you remember Jo, your old chum?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Jo.--Good morning, William, how do you do?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN--GREAT CHANGES.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading William.--Very well, very well, I thank you, but you have the advantage of me, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jo.--Good morning, William, how do you do?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading William.--Very well, very well, I thank you, but you have the advantage of me, sir.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading W.--What! is this Jo? is it possible? so it is, so it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading W.--What! is this Jo? is it possible? so it is, so it is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jo.--Good morning, William, how do you do?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading William.--Very well, very well, I thank you, but you have the advantage of me, sir.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Jo.--Good morning, William, how do you do?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading William.--Very well, very well, I thank you, but you have the advantage of me, sir.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Jo.--Why; don’t you remember Jo, your old chum?
capable of happening or existing
From this reading W.--What! is this Jo? is it possible? so it is, so it is.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Jo.--Why; don’t you remember Jo, your old chum?
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE RETURN--GREAT CHANGES.
term of address for a man
From this reading William.--Very well, very well, I thank you, but you have the advantage of me, sir.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading W.--What! is this Jo? is it possible? so it is, so it is.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading William.--Very well, very well, I thank you, but you have the advantage of me, sir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN--GREAT CHANGES.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading W.--What! is this Jo? is it possible? so it is, so it is.
precisely as stated
From this reading William.--Very well, very well, I thank you, but you have the advantage of me, sir.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading W.--What! is this Jo? is it possible? so it is, so it is.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading William.--Very well, very well, I thank you, but you have the advantage of me, sir.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading W.--What! is this Jo? is it possible? so it is, so it is.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Jo.--Why; don’t you remember Jo, your old chum?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jo.--Good morning, William, how do you do?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Jo.--Good morning, William, how do you do?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Jo.--Why; don’t you remember Jo, your old chum?
Chapter 24 of The Argonauts of California by Charles Warren Haskins holds 1333 sentences, grouped into 267 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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