Chapter 4 of The Forbidden Way is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Forbidden Way is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Whatever you do, Mr. Wray, don’t change. You’re positively refreshing. Anybody can learn to be good form. It’s as simple as a, b, c. If it wasn’t easy there wouldn’t be so many people practising it.
Chapter 4 of The Forbidden Way is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “Anybody can learn to be good form.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “"Whatever you do, Mr. Wray, don’t change.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “If it wasn’t easy there wouldn’t be so many people practising it.”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “Anybody can learn to be good form.”
extremely
From this reading “You’re positively refreshing.”
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading “You’re positively refreshing.”
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “It’s as simple as a, b, c.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “"Whatever you do, Mr. Wray, don’t change.”
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 “If it wasn’t easy there wouldn’t be so many people practising it.”
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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 It’s as simple as a, b, c.
any person at all
From this reading Anybody can learn to be good form.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It’s as simple as a, b, c.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading It’s as simple as a, b, c.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Anybody can learn to be good form.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading It’s as simple as a, b, c.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Anybody can learn to be good form.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "Whatever you do, Mr. Wray, don’t change.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Whatever you do, Mr. Wray, don’t change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Whatever you do, Mr. Wray, don’t change.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading If it wasn’t easy there wouldn’t be so many people practising it.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Anybody can learn to be good form.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Anybody can learn to be good form.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it wasn’t easy there wouldn’t be so many people practising it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it wasn’t easy there wouldn’t be so many people practising it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s as simple as a, b, c.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Anybody can learn to be good form.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading If it wasn’t easy there wouldn’t be so many people practising it.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Whatever you do, Mr. Wray, don’t change.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading If it wasn’t easy there wouldn’t be so many people practising it.
extremely
From this reading You’re positively refreshing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it wasn’t easy there wouldn’t be so many people practising it.
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading You’re positively refreshing.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading It’s as simple as a, b, c.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If it wasn’t easy there wouldn’t be so many people practising it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If it wasn’t easy there wouldn’t be so many people practising it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anybody can learn to be good form.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it wasn’t easy there wouldn’t be so many people practising it.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "Whatever you do, Mr. Wray, don’t change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it wasn’t easy there wouldn’t be so many people practising it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Whatever you do, Mr. Wray, don’t change.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Whatever you do, Mr. Wray, don’t change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’re positively refreshing.
Chapter 4 of The Forbidden Way by George Gibbs holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 4 holds 421 sentences of The Forbidden Way, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Forbidden Way by George Gibbs exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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