Chapter 4 of The Nine-Tenths is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Nine-Tenths is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes." "Well, you'll need a good cylinder press for a starter." "How much help?" "Make-up man--pressman--feeder--that's on the press. Will you set up the paper yourself?"
Chapter 4 of The Nine-Tenths is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
From this reading “"Well, you'll need a good cylinder press for a starter."”
an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening
From this reading “"Make-up man--pressman--feeder--that's on the press.”
an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
From this reading “"Make-up man--pressman--feeder--that's on the press.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “"Well, you'll need a good cylinder press for a starter."”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “Will you set up the paper yourself?"”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “"Well, you'll need a good cylinder press for a starter."”
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “"Make-up man--pressman--feeder--that's on the press.”
an electric motor for starting an engine
From this reading “"Well, you'll need a good cylinder press for a starter."”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, you'll need a good cylinder press for a starter."
a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
From this reading "Well, you'll need a good cylinder press for a starter."
an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening
From this reading "Make-up man--pressman--feeder--that's on the press.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, you'll need a good cylinder press for a starter."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Well, you'll need a good cylinder press for a starter."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "How much help?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How much help?"
an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
From this reading "Make-up man--pressman--feeder--that's on the press.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Make-up man--pressman--feeder--that's on the press.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "How much help?"
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "Well, you'll need a good cylinder press for a starter."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Make-up man--pressman--feeder--that's on the press.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Will you set up the paper yourself?"
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading "Well, you'll need a good cylinder press for a starter."
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading "Make-up man--pressman--feeder--that's on the press.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Will you set up the paper yourself?"
an electric motor for starting an engine
From this reading "Well, you'll need a good cylinder press for a starter."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Make-up man--pressman--feeder--that's on the press.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Make-up man--pressman--feeder--that's on the press.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Will you set up the paper yourself?"
(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, you'll need a good cylinder press for a starter."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you set up the paper yourself?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you set up the paper yourself?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you'll need a good cylinder press for a starter."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Will you set up the paper yourself?"
Chapter 4 of The Nine-Tenths by James Oppenheim holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Chapter 4 holds 420 sentences of The Nine-Tenths, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Nine-Tenths by James Oppenheim exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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