Chapter 33 of The Rat Race is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Rat Race is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I walked down Lenox Avenue to the first cigar-store and telephoned the office. As soon as I was connected with Arthurjean I asked her to meet me at her apartment as soon as she could make it. Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment. She was waiting. "Gee, honey," she exclaimed.
Chapter 33 of The Rat Race is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.”
serving as an essential component
From this reading “Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.”
the decade from 1950 to 1959
From this reading “Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “"Gee, honey," she exclaimed.”
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “"Gee, honey," she exclaimed.”
possessive form of “secretary” — a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading “Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.”
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading “I walked down Lenox Avenue to the first cigar-store and telephoned the office.”
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In this reading “Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.”
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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 Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I walked down Lenox Avenue to the first cigar-store and telephoned the office.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading As soon as I was connected with Arthurjean I asked her to meet me at her apartment as soon as she could make it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as I was connected with Arthurjean I asked her to meet me at her apartment as soon as she could make it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as I was connected with Arthurjean I asked her to meet me at her apartment as soon as she could make it.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading As soon as I was connected with Arthurjean I asked her to meet me at her apartment as soon as she could make it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As soon as I was connected with Arthurjean I asked her to meet me at her apartment as soon as she could make it.
a line of approach
From this reading I walked down Lenox Avenue to the first cigar-store and telephoned the office.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.
serving as an essential component
From this reading Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked down Lenox Avenue to the first cigar-store and telephoned the office.
being joined in close association
From this reading As soon as I was connected with Arthurjean I asked her to meet me at her apartment as soon as she could make it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As soon as I was connected with Arthurjean I asked her to meet me at her apartment as soon as she could make it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I walked down Lenox Avenue to the first cigar-store and telephoned the office.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Gee, honey," she exclaimed.
the decade from 1950 to 1959
From this reading Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I walked down Lenox Avenue to the first cigar-store and telephoned the office.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading "Gee, honey," she exclaimed.
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as I was connected with Arthurjean I asked her to meet me at her apartment as soon as she could make it.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading "Gee, honey," she exclaimed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I walked down Lenox Avenue to the first cigar-store and telephoned the office.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As soon as I was connected with Arthurjean I asked her to meet me at her apartment as soon as she could make it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked down Lenox Avenue to the first cigar-store and telephoned the office.
engage in
From this reading As soon as I was connected with Arthurjean I asked her to meet me at her apartment as soon as she could make it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As soon as I was connected with Arthurjean I asked her to meet me at her apartment as soon as she could make it.
come together
From this reading As soon as I was connected with Arthurjean I asked her to meet me at her apartment as soon as she could make it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading I walked down Lenox Avenue to the first cigar-store and telephoned the office.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.
possessive form of “secretary” — a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as I was connected with Arthurjean I asked her to meet me at her apartment as soon as she could make it.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as I was connected with Arthurjean I asked her to meet me at her apartment as soon as she could make it.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading I walked down Lenox Avenue to the first cigar-store and telephoned the office.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I walked down Lenox Avenue to the first cigar-store and telephoned the office.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I walked down Lenox Avenue to the first cigar-store and telephoned the office.
the topmost one of two
From this reading Then I hailed a cab and was driven south through Central Park to the upper east Fifties' and my secretary's apartment.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading She was waiting.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I walked down Lenox Avenue to the first cigar-store and telephoned the office.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as I was connected with Arthurjean I asked her to meet me at her apartment as soon as she could make it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As soon as I was connected with Arthurjean I asked her to meet me at her apartment as soon as she could make it.
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