Chapter 4 of The Man from Home is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Man from Home is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HORACE. I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk. I have just returned. PIKE [regarding the machine intently, sings softly]. "One wore clothes of gray--."
Chapter 4 of The Man from Home is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “HORACE.”
with strained or eager attention
From this reading “PIKE [regarding the machine intently, sings softly].”
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading “PIKE [regarding the machine intently, sings softly].”
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading “PIKE [regarding the machine intently, sings softly].”
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “PIKE [regarding the machine intently, sings softly].”
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading “PIKE [regarding the machine intently, sings softly].”
with low volume
From this reading “PIKE [regarding the machine intently, sings softly].”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.”
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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 I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
clothing in general
From this reading "One wore clothes of gray--."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "One wore clothes of gray--."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have just returned.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading HORACE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
with strained or eager attention
From this reading PIKE [regarding the machine intently, sings softly].
and nothing more
From this reading I have just returned.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading PIKE [regarding the machine intently, sings softly].
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One wore clothes of gray--."
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading PIKE [regarding the machine intently, sings softly].
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading PIKE [regarding the machine intently, sings softly].
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I have just returned.
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading PIKE [regarding the machine intently, sings softly].
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
with low volume
From this reading PIKE [regarding the machine intently, sings softly].
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
express in words
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading "One wore clothes of gray--."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish to tell you that the surprise of this morning so upset me that I went for a long walk.
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