Chapter 4 of The Mutable Many: A Novel is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Mutable Many: A Novel is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them. Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office. When they passed the station gates, Sartwell said: “We’ll have a cab, Edna, and blow the expense.” “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
Chapter 4 of The Mutable Many: A Novel is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading ““We’ll have a cab, Edna, and blow the expense.””
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading ““We’ll have a cab, Edna, and blow the expense.””
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading ““I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.””
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “When they passed the station gates, Sartwell said:”
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading “As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “When they passed the station gates, Sartwell said:”
a suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts
From this reading “As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.”
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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communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.”
In this reading “Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.”
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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 As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
for the reason that
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
exhale hard
From this reading “We’ll have a cab, Edna, and blow the expense.”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “We’ll have a cab, Edna, and blow the expense.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
a female human offspring
From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll have a cab, Edna, and blow the expense.”
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading “We’ll have a cab, Edna, and blow the expense.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading When they passed the station gates, Sartwell said:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’ll have a cab, Edna, and blow the expense.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
not any; not one
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
above and across; more than
From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading When they passed the station gates, Sartwell said:
by chance
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When they passed the station gates, Sartwell said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they passed the station gates, Sartwell said:
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading When they passed the station gates, Sartwell said:
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “I don’t mind walking in the least; there is no fog here.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps this was because they had talked so much in the office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll have a cab, Edna, and blow the expense.”
at the time that
From this reading When they passed the station gates, Sartwell said:
a suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts
From this reading As father and daughter approached Wimbledon a mutual silence came over them.
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