Chapter 30 of The Fellowship of the Frog is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Fellowship of the Frog is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CHEMICAL CORPORATION ELK had promised to dine at Gordon’s club. Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance. At twenty-five minutes past he arrived in a hurry. “Good Lord!” he gasped, looking at the clock. “I had no idea it was so late, Captain.
Chapter 30 of The Fellowship of the Frog is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading “Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.”
relating to or used in chemistry
From this reading “THE CHEMICAL CORPORATION ELK had promised to dine at Gordon’s club.”
a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
From this reading “THE CHEMICAL CORPORATION ELK had promised to dine at Gordon’s club.”
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “THE CHEMICAL CORPORATION ELK had promised to dine at Gordon’s club.”
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading “THE CHEMICAL CORPORATION ELK had promised to dine at Gordon’s club.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Good Lord!” he gasped, looking at the clock.”
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading “Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.”
being five more than twenty
From this reading “At twenty-five minutes past he arrived in a hurry.”
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 “Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.”
In this reading “At twenty-five minutes past he arrived in a hurry.”
In this reading “Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.”
In this reading “THE CHEMICAL CORPORATION ELK had promised to dine at Gordon’s club.”
In this reading “Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.”
In this reading ““Good Lord!” he gasped, looking at the clock.”
In this reading “At twenty-five minutes past he arrived in a hurry.”
In this reading “At twenty-five minutes past he arrived in a hurry.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At twenty-five minutes past he arrived in a hurry.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading At twenty-five minutes past he arrived in a hurry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CHEMICAL CORPORATION ELK had promised to dine at Gordon’s club.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “I had no idea it was so late, Captain.
relating to or used in chemistry
From this reading THE CHEMICAL CORPORATION ELK had promised to dine at Gordon’s club.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “Good Lord!” he gasped, looking at the clock.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE CHEMICAL CORPORATION ELK had promised to dine at Gordon’s club.
a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
From this reading THE CHEMICAL CORPORATION ELK had promised to dine at Gordon’s club.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading THE CHEMICAL CORPORATION ELK had promised to dine at Gordon’s club.
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading THE CHEMICAL CORPORATION ELK had promised to dine at Gordon’s club.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Good Lord!” he gasped, looking at the clock.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good Lord!” he gasped, looking at the clock.
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From this reading THE CHEMICAL CORPORATION ELK had promised to dine at Gordon’s club.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CHEMICAL CORPORATION ELK had promised to dine at Gordon’s club.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At twenty-five minutes past he arrived in a hurry.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading At twenty-five minutes past he arrived in a hurry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had no idea it was so late, Captain.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I had no idea it was so late, Captain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I had no idea it was so late, Captain.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “I had no idea it was so late, Captain.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Good Lord!” he gasped, looking at the clock.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Good Lord!” he gasped, looking at the clock.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
not any; not one
From this reading “I had no idea it was so late, Captain.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading THE CHEMICAL CORPORATION ELK had promised to dine at Gordon’s club.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I had no idea it was so late, Captain.
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHEMICAL CORPORATION ELK had promised to dine at Gordon’s club.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CHEMICAL CORPORATION ELK had promised to dine at Gordon’s club.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
being five more than twenty
From this reading At twenty-five minutes past he arrived in a hurry.
up to a particular time
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Dick waited for him until twenty minutes past the hour of appointment, and Elk had neither telephoned nor put in an appearance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I had no idea it was so late, Captain.
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