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Chapter 4 of The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION. LOFTY CANOPY OF GREEN.--BENT U EEN DICHTER?--THE CLOTURE.--AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION. "So our friend Jack had to ask always for the sounds of the words. That would be right good for him," said Bart, "and should have made his talk intelligible." "Well of course it did," said O'Neill.
Chapter 4 of The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading “AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.”
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “That would be right good for him," said Bart, "and should have made his talk intelligible."”
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading “LOFTY CANOPY OF GREEN.--BENT U EEN DICHTER?--THE CLOTURE.--AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.”
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
From this reading “LOFTY CANOPY OF GREEN.--BENT U EEN DICHTER?--THE CLOTURE.--AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.”
capable of being apprehended or understood
From this reading “That would be right good for him," said Bart, "and should have made his talk intelligible."”
an intervening period or episode
From this reading “AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.”
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading “LOFTY CANOPY OF GREEN.--BENT U EEN DICHTER?--THE CLOTURE.--AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.”
United States playwright (1888-1953)
From this reading “"Well of course it did," said O'Neill.”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “"Well of course it did," said O'Neill.”
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.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "So our friend Jack had to ask always for the sounds of the words.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "So our friend Jack had to ask always for the sounds of the words.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading That would be right good for him," said Bart, "and should have made his talk intelligible."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That would be right good for him," said Bart, "and should have made his talk intelligible."
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading LOFTY CANOPY OF GREEN.--BENT U EEN DICHTER?--THE CLOTURE.--AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading LOFTY CANOPY OF GREEN.--BENT U EEN DICHTER?--THE CLOTURE.--AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
From this reading LOFTY CANOPY OF GREEN.--BENT U EEN DICHTER?--THE CLOTURE.--AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Well of course it did," said O'Neill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOFTY CANOPY OF GREEN.--BENT U EEN DICHTER?--THE CLOTURE.--AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well of course it did," said O'Neill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOFTY CANOPY OF GREEN.--BENT U EEN DICHTER?--THE CLOTURE.--AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "So our friend Jack had to ask always for the sounds of the words.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "So our friend Jack had to ask always for the sounds of the words.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading That would be right good for him," said Bart, "and should have made his talk intelligible."
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading LOFTY CANOPY OF GREEN.--BENT U EEN DICHTER?--THE CLOTURE.--AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "So our friend Jack had to ask always for the sounds of the words.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That would be right good for him," said Bart, "and should have made his talk intelligible."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That would be right good for him," said Bart, "and should have made his talk intelligible."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That would be right good for him," said Bart, "and should have made his talk intelligible."
capable of being apprehended or understood
From this reading That would be right good for him," said Bart, "and should have made his talk intelligible."
an intervening period or episode
From this reading AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well of course it did," said O'Neill.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "So our friend Jack had to ask always for the sounds of the words.
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading LOFTY CANOPY OF GREEN.--BENT U EEN DICHTER?--THE CLOTURE.--AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That would be right good for him," said Bart, "and should have made his talk intelligible."
United States playwright (1888-1953)
From this reading "Well of course it did," said O'Neill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LOFTY CANOPY OF GREEN.--BENT U EEN DICHTER?--THE CLOTURE.--AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "So our friend Jack had to ask always for the sounds of the words.
precisely, exactly
From this reading That would be right good for him," said Bart, "and should have made his talk intelligible."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That would be right good for him," said Bart, "and should have made his talk intelligible."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That would be right good for him," said Bart, "and should have made his talk intelligible."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So our friend Jack had to ask always for the sounds of the words.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "So our friend Jack had to ask always for the sounds of the words.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading That would be right good for him," said Bart, "and should have made his talk intelligible."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That would be right good for him," said Bart, "and should have made his talk intelligible."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOFTY CANOPY OF GREEN.--BENT U EEN DICHTER?--THE CLOTURE.--AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So our friend Jack had to ask always for the sounds of the words.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading LOFTY CANOPY OF GREEN.--BENT U EEN DICHTER?--THE CLOTURE.--AN INTERLUDE AND AN APPLICATION.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well of course it did," said O'Neill.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "So our friend Jack had to ask always for the sounds of the words.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That would be right good for him," said Bart, "and should have made his talk intelligible."
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