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THE NEW PRESIDENT Ray Wendell received an ovation as he took the chair. Prolonged cheering greeted him, accompanied by cries of “Speech! Speech!” When the noise had subsided, Ray began: “Gentlemen, I have no speech, nor, unless I am much mistaken, do you want one.
Chapter 3 of The Crimson Banner is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading “Prolonged cheering greeted him, accompanied by cries of “Speech!”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “Prolonged cheering greeted him, accompanied by cries of “Speech!”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading ““Gentlemen, I have no speech, nor, unless I am much mistaken, do you want one.”
enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)
From this reading “THE NEW PRESIDENT Ray Wendell received an ovation as he took the chair.”
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading “THE NEW PRESIDENT Ray Wendell received an ovation as he took the chair.”
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading “Prolonged cheering greeted him, accompanied by cries of “Speech!”
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “THE NEW PRESIDENT Ray Wendell received an ovation as he took the chair.”
past form of “subside” — wear off or die down
From this reading “When the noise had subsided, Ray began:”
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 ““Gentlemen, I have no speech, nor, unless I am much mistaken, do you want one.”
In this reading “THE NEW PRESIDENT Ray Wendell received an ovation as he took the chair.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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having companions or an escort
From this reading Prolonged cheering greeted him, accompanied by cries of “Speech!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Gentlemen, I have no speech, nor, unless I am much mistaken, do you want one.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE NEW PRESIDENT Ray Wendell received an ovation as he took the chair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE NEW PRESIDENT Ray Wendell received an ovation as he took the chair.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When the noise had subsided, Ray began:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Prolonged cheering greeted him, accompanied by cries of “Speech!
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading THE NEW PRESIDENT Ray Wendell received an ovation as he took the chair.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading Prolonged cheering greeted him, accompanied by cries of “Speech!
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Prolonged cheering greeted him, accompanied by cries of “Speech!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Gentlemen, I have no speech, nor, unless I am much mistaken, do you want one.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “Gentlemen, I have no speech, nor, unless I am much mistaken, do you want one.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Prolonged cheering greeted him, accompanied by cries of “Speech!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the noise had subsided, Ray began:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Gentlemen, I have no speech, nor, unless I am much mistaken, do you want one.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE NEW PRESIDENT Ray Wendell received an ovation as he took the chair.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Prolonged cheering greeted him, accompanied by cries of “Speech!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Gentlemen, I have no speech, nor, unless I am much mistaken, do you want one.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “Gentlemen, I have no speech, nor, unless I am much mistaken, do you want one.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Gentlemen, I have no speech, nor, unless I am much mistaken, do you want one.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW PRESIDENT Ray Wendell received an ovation as he took the chair.
not any; not one
From this reading “Gentlemen, I have no speech, nor, unless I am much mistaken, do you want one.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading When the noise had subsided, Ray began:
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Gentlemen, I have no speech, nor, unless I am much mistaken, do you want one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Prolonged cheering greeted him, accompanied by cries of “Speech!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Gentlemen, I have no speech, nor, unless I am much mistaken, do you want one.
enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)
From this reading THE NEW PRESIDENT Ray Wendell received an ovation as he took the chair.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading THE NEW PRESIDENT Ray Wendell received an ovation as he took the chair.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Prolonged cheering greeted him, accompanied by cries of “Speech!
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading THE NEW PRESIDENT Ray Wendell received an ovation as he took the chair.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading THE NEW PRESIDENT Ray Wendell received an ovation as he took the chair.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Prolonged cheering greeted him, accompanied by cries of “Speech!
past form of “subside” — wear off or die down
From this reading When the noise had subsided, Ray began:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW PRESIDENT Ray Wendell received an ovation as he took the chair.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading THE NEW PRESIDENT Ray Wendell received an ovation as he took the chair.
except if; if not
From this reading “Gentlemen, I have no speech, nor, unless I am much mistaken, do you want one.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Gentlemen, I have no speech, nor, unless I am much mistaken, do you want one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEW PRESIDENT Ray Wendell received an ovation as he took the chair.
at the time that
From this reading When the noise had subsided, Ray began:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Gentlemen, I have no speech, nor, unless I am much mistaken, do you want one.
Chapter 3 of The Crimson Banner by William D. (William David) Moffat holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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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