Chapter 7 of The Time Armada is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Time Armada is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I am apparently a relatively high official in the government. It is called a Congressman. Although there are many others of equal and superior rank, I am well liked. I have a strong political following." "Was there any suspicion?"
Chapter 7 of The Time Armada is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a member of the United States House of Representatives
From this reading “It is called a Congressman.”
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading “Although there are many others of equal and superior rank, I am well liked.”
having official authority or sanction
From this reading “"I am apparently a relatively high official in the government.”
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading “I have a strong political following."”
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading “Although there are many others of equal and superior rank, I am well liked.”
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
From this reading “"I am apparently a relatively high official in the government.”
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading “Although there are many others of equal and superior rank, I am well liked.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “"Was there any suspicion?"”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Although there are many others of equal and superior rank, I am well liked.”
In this reading “"Was there any suspicion?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "I am apparently a relatively high official in the government.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although there are many others of equal and superior rank, I am well liked.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am apparently a relatively high official in the government.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Although there are many others of equal and superior rank, I am well liked.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Was there any suspicion?"
from appearances alone
From this reading "I am apparently a relatively high official in the government.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Although there are many others of equal and superior rank, I am well liked.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It is called a Congressman.
a member of the United States House of Representatives
From this reading It is called a Congressman.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading Although there are many others of equal and superior rank, I am well liked.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading I have a strong political following."
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading "I am apparently a relatively high official in the government.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a strong political following."
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "I am apparently a relatively high official in the government.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am apparently a relatively high official in the government.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I am apparently a relatively high official in the government.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is called a Congressman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is called a Congressman.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Although there are many others of equal and superior rank, I am well liked.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Although there are many others of equal and superior rank, I am well liked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Although there are many others of equal and superior rank, I am well liked.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading "I am apparently a relatively high official in the government.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although there are many others of equal and superior rank, I am well liked.
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading I have a strong political following."
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading Although there are many others of equal and superior rank, I am well liked.
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
From this reading "I am apparently a relatively high official in the government.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading I have a strong political following."
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading Although there are many others of equal and superior rank, I am well liked.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading "Was there any suspicion?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I am apparently a relatively high official in the government.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Although there are many others of equal and superior rank, I am well liked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was there any suspicion?"
(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 Although there are many others of equal and superior rank, I am well liked.
Chapter 7 of The Time Armada by Fox B. Holden holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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 7 holds 241 sentences of The Time Armada, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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