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Chapter 1 of The pennant is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Author of “Carl Hall of Tait,” “Captain Dan Richards,” etc. MADE IN U. S. A. “Have you tried the fishing this summer?” “No; I’ve been too busy on the farm. This is the first day I have had when I could get away.”
Chapter 1 of The pennant is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Author of “Carl Hall of Tait,” “Captain Dan Richards,” etc.”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading ““No; I’ve been too busy on the farm.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading ““No; I’ve been too busy on the farm.”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading ““Have you tried the fishing this summer?””
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Author of “Carl Hall of Tait,” “Captain Dan Richards,” etc.”
English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
From this reading “BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Author of “Carl Hall of Tait,” “Captain Dan Richards,” etc.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading ““Have you tried the fishing this summer?””
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading ““Have you tried the fishing this summer?””
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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run away from confinement
In this reading “This is the first day I have had when I could get away.””
In this reading “This is the first day I have had when I could get away.””
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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 MADE IN U. S. A.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Author of “Carl Hall of Tait,” “Captain Dan Richards,” etc.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This is the first day I have had when I could get away.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “No; I’ve been too busy on the farm.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “No; I’ve been too busy on the farm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Author of “Carl Hall of Tait,” “Captain Dan Richards,” etc.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Author of “Carl Hall of Tait,” “Captain Dan Richards,” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Author of “Carl Hall of Tait,” “Captain Dan Richards,” etc.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This is the first day I have had when I could get away.”
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From this reading BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Author of “Carl Hall of Tait,” “Captain Dan Richards,” etc.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This is the first day I have had when I could get away.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Author of “Carl Hall of Tait,” “Captain Dan Richards,” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Author of “Carl Hall of Tait,” “Captain Dan Richards,” etc.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “No; I’ve been too busy on the farm.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This is the first day I have had when I could get away.”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “Have you tried the fishing this summer?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading This is the first day I have had when I could get away.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This is the first day I have had when I could get away.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Author of “Carl Hall of Tait,” “Captain Dan Richards,” etc.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you tried the fishing this summer?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is the first day I have had when I could get away.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No; I’ve been too busy on the farm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the first day I have had when I could get away.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
not any; not one
From this reading “No; I’ve been too busy on the farm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Author of “Carl Hall of Tait,” “Captain Dan Richards,” etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “No; I’ve been too busy on the farm.
English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
From this reading BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Author of “Carl Hall of Tait,” “Captain Dan Richards,” etc.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “Have you tried the fishing this summer?”
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Author of “Carl Hall of Tait,” “Captain Dan Richards,” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Author of “Carl Hall of Tait,” “Captain Dan Richards,” etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Have you tried the fishing this summer?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Have you tried the fishing this summer?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Author of “Carl Hall of Tait,” “Captain Dan Richards,” etc.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “No; I’ve been too busy on the farm.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “Have you tried the fishing this summer?”
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
at the time that
From this reading This is the first day I have had when I could get away.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you tried the fishing this summer?”
Chapter 1 of The pennant by Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 1 holds 125 sentences of The pennant, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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