Chapter 5 of The passionate year is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The passionate year is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Geography. I was looking through some of the exercise-books you had to mark. Do you know, I don't know anything about exports and imports?" "Neither did I until I had them to teach." "And you'll teach me?"
Chapter 5 of The passionate year is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Do you know, I don't know anything about exports and imports?"”
plural of “export” — commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
From this reading “Do you know, I don't know anything about exports and imports?"”
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
From this reading “"Geography.”
plural of “import” — commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
From this reading “Do you know, I don't know anything about exports and imports?"”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “I was looking through some of the exercise-books you had to mark.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “I was looking through some of the exercise-books you had to mark.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “"Neither did I until I had them to teach."”
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “"Neither did I until I had them to teach."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Do you know, I don't know anything about exports and imports?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Do you know, I don't know anything about exports and imports?"
any thing at all
From this reading Do you know, I don't know anything about exports and imports?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Neither did I until I had them to teach."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know, I don't know anything about exports and imports?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you know, I don't know anything about exports and imports?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was looking through some of the exercise-books you had to mark.
plural of “export” — commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
From this reading Do you know, I don't know anything about exports and imports?"
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
From this reading "Geography.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was looking through some of the exercise-books you had to mark.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was looking through some of the exercise-books you had to mark.
plural of “import” — commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
From this reading Do you know, I don't know anything about exports and imports?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know, I don't know anything about exports and imports?"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I was looking through some of the exercise-books you had to mark.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading I was looking through some of the exercise-books you had to mark.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And you'll teach me?"
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Neither did I until I had them to teach."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was looking through some of the exercise-books you had to mark.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I was looking through some of the exercise-books you had to mark.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading "Neither did I until I had them to teach."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was looking through some of the exercise-books you had to mark.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Neither did I until I had them to teach."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I was looking through some of the exercise-books you had to mark.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was looking through some of the exercise-books you had to mark.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Neither did I until I had them to teach."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was looking through some of the exercise-books you had to mark.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was looking through some of the exercise-books you had to mark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you'll teach me?"
Chapter 5 of The passionate year by James Hilton holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 5 holds 421 sentences of The passionate year, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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