Chapter 6 of The Land of Promise: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Land of Promise: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TAYLOR. Sure. [_He gets up and sits down at the table._] NORAH. That water ought to be boiling by now. What about milk?
Chapter 6 of The Land of Promise: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading “That water ought to be boiling by now.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “[_He gets up and sits down at the table._] NORAH.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “What about milk?”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “That water ought to be boiling by now.”
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading “[_He gets up and sits down at the table._] NORAH.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “[_He gets up and sits down at the table._] NORAH.”
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “TAYLOR.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “That water ought to be boiling by now.”
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.
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take a seat
In this reading “[_He gets up and sits down at the table._] NORAH.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “[_He gets up and sits down at the table._] NORAH.”
In this reading “[_He gets up and sits down at the table._] NORAH.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What about milk?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_He gets up and sits down at the table._] NORAH.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [_He gets up and sits down at the table._] NORAH.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That water ought to be boiling by now.
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading That water ought to be boiling by now.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That water ought to be boiling by now.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading [_He gets up and sits down at the table._] NORAH.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading [_He gets up and sits down at the table._] NORAH.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_He gets up and sits down at the table._] NORAH.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading What about milk?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_He gets up and sits down at the table._] NORAH.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That water ought to be boiling by now.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading That water ought to be boiling by now.
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading [_He gets up and sits down at the table._] NORAH.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Sure.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading [_He gets up and sits down at the table._] NORAH.
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading TAYLOR.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That water ought to be boiling by now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_He gets up and sits down at the table._] NORAH.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That water ought to be boiling by now.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading [_He gets up and sits down at the table._] NORAH.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading That water ought to be boiling by now.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What about milk?
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