Chapter 17 of The Fun of Cooking is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Fun of Cooking is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room. I'm going to have an examination." Jack gave a loud groan. "That's no fair, Mother. No exams in vacation!"
Chapter 17 of The Fun of Cooking is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading “EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.”
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading “EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.”
plural of “exam” — a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
From this reading “No exams in vacation!"”
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “Jack gave a loud groan.”
the act of receiving
From this reading “EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.”
refrain from harming
From this reading “EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “No exams in vacation!"”
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.”
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.
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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 EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I'm going to have an examination."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
plural of “exam” — a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
From this reading No exams in vacation!"
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "That's no fair, Mother.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Jack gave a loud groan.
the act of departing
From this reading I'm going to have an examination."
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading Jack gave a loud groan.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm going to have an examination."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No exams in vacation!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack gave a loud groan.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Jack gave a loud groan.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
not any; not one
From this reading "That's no fair, Mother.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
the act of receiving
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
refrain from harming
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's no fair, Mother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading No exams in vacation!"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
at the time that
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading EXAMINATION DAY "Children," said Mother Blair on New Year's day, "when you have all finished whatever you are doing and have a whole hour to spare, I want you to bring your receipt books into the sitting-room.
Chapter 17 of The Fun of Cooking by Caroline French, -1923 Benton holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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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