Chapter 10 of The Turning of Griggsby is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Turning of Griggsby is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me: “Uriel, you're a hummer. We can't get along without you. The advertising has doubled, and it's due mostly to your efforts. Please consider yourself married to this paper, and with no chance of divorce.
Chapter 10 of The Turning of Griggsby is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “The advertising has doubled, and it's due mostly to your efforts.”
-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:”
part; cease or break association with
From this reading “Please consider yourself married to this paper, and with no chance of divorce.”
twice as great or many
From this reading “The advertising has doubled, and it's due mostly to your efforts.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:”
a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words
From this reading ““Uriel, you're a hummer.”
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading “The advertising has doubled, and it's due mostly to your efforts.”
a place of inviolable privacy
From this reading “I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:”
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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proceed or get along
In this reading “We can't get along without you.”
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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 “Uriel, you're a hummer.
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading The advertising has doubled, and it's due mostly to your efforts.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We can't get along without you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The advertising has doubled, and it's due mostly to your efforts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can't get along without you.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Please consider yourself married to this paper, and with no chance of divorce.
deem to be
From this reading Please consider yourself married to this paper, and with no chance of divorce.
-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:
part; cease or break association with
From this reading Please consider yourself married to this paper, and with no chance of divorce.
twice as great or many
From this reading The advertising has doubled, and it's due mostly to your efforts.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading The advertising has doubled, and it's due mostly to your efforts.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The advertising has doubled, and it's due mostly to your efforts.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We can't get along without you.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The advertising has doubled, and it's due mostly to your efforts.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:
a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words
From this reading “Uriel, you're a hummer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The advertising has doubled, and it's due mostly to your efforts.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Please consider yourself married to this paper, and with no chance of divorce.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading The advertising has doubled, and it's due mostly to your efforts.
not any; not one
From this reading Please consider yourself married to this paper, and with no chance of divorce.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Please consider yourself married to this paper, and with no chance of divorce.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Please consider yourself married to this paper, and with no chance of divorce.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please consider yourself married to this paper, and with no chance of divorce.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:
a place of inviolable privacy
From this reading I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The advertising has doubled, and it's due mostly to your efforts.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Please consider yourself married to this paper, and with no chance of divorce.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Uriel, you're a hummer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can't get along without you.
at the time that
From this reading I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:
in the company of; together with
From this reading I WAS discussing plans with Florence in her sanctum one afternoon, when she said to me:
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We can't get along without you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We can't get along without you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Uriel, you're a hummer.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The advertising has doubled, and it's due mostly to your efforts.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Please consider yourself married to this paper, and with no chance of divorce.
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