Chapter 7 of The Bradys' Race for Life is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Bradys' Race for Life is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RACE BEGINS. The plan of the Bradys certainly looked logical. To make a race of it was the only safe way. So they acted at once. They did not even spend the night at the Broadway Central Hotel.
Chapter 7 of The Bradys' Race for Life is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “So they acted at once.”
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “THE RACE BEGINS.”
plural of “brady” — United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)
From this reading “The plan of the Bradys certainly looked logical.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “They did not even spend the night at the Broadway Central Hotel.”
serving as an essential component
From this reading “They did not even spend the night at the Broadway Central Hotel.”
capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
From this reading “The plan of the Bradys certainly looked logical.”
any competition
From this reading “THE RACE BEGINS.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “They did not even spend the night at the Broadway Central Hotel.”
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.
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 “They did not even spend the night at the Broadway Central Hotel.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “So they acted at once.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 To make a race of it was the only safe way.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading So they acted at once.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So they acted at once.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading THE RACE BEGINS.
plural of “brady” — United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)
From this reading The plan of the Bradys certainly looked logical.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading They did not even spend the night at the Broadway Central Hotel.
serving as an essential component
From this reading They did not even spend the night at the Broadway Central Hotel.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The plan of the Bradys certainly looked logical.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not even spend the night at the Broadway Central Hotel.
divisible by two
From this reading They did not even spend the night at the Broadway Central Hotel.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading They did not even spend the night at the Broadway Central Hotel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To make a race of it was the only safe way.
capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
From this reading The plan of the Bradys certainly looked logical.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The plan of the Bradys certainly looked logical.
engage in
From this reading To make a race of it was the only safe way.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They did not even spend the night at the Broadway Central Hotel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not even spend the night at the Broadway Central Hotel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The plan of the Bradys certainly looked logical.
on one occasion
From this reading So they acted at once.
and nothing more
From this reading To make a race of it was the only safe way.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading The plan of the Bradys certainly looked logical.
any competition
From this reading THE RACE BEGINS.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading To make a race of it was the only safe way.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they acted at once.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading They did not even spend the night at the Broadway Central Hotel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RACE BEGINS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they acted at once.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To make a race of it was the only safe way.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To make a race of it was the only safe way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading To make a race of it was the only safe way.
Chapter 7 of The Bradys' Race for Life by Francis Worcester Doughty holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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 7 holds 197 sentences of The Bradys' Race for Life, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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