Chapter 3 of The Tenth Man: A Tragic Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Tenth Man: A Tragic Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GEORGE WINTER. [_Very jolly and affable._] That’s where I come in. ANNE. Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies. CATHERINE.
Chapter 3 of The Tenth Man: A Tragic Comedy in Three Acts is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading “[_Very jolly and affable._] That’s where I come in.”
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading “CATHERINE.”
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.”
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “[_Very jolly and affable._] That’s where I come in.”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.”
plural of “railway” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.”
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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adequately good for the circumstances
In this reading “Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.”
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diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading [_Very jolly and affable._] That’s where I come in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Very jolly and affable._] That’s where I come in.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading ANNE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading CATHERINE.
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading [_Very jolly and affable._] That’s where I come in.
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE WINTER.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Very jolly and affable._] That’s where I come in.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [_Very jolly and affable._] That’s where I come in.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading [_Very jolly and affable._] That’s where I come in.
engage in
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
plural of “railway” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Very jolly and affable._] That’s where I come in.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
precisely as stated
From this reading [_Very jolly and affable._] That’s where I come in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
(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, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
in or at the place that
From this reading [_Very jolly and affable._] That’s where I come in.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading GEORGE WINTER.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, I thought he might manage one of your railways or be your chauffeur, or if you didn’t think he was good enough for that you might make him director of one of your companies.
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