Chapter 14 of There is a tide is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of There is a tide is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That’s the word,” Bill agreed. Suddenly Mame took him up. “Bully isn’t at all the word for a place like the Towers.” To her own ear her voice grew harsh and strident. “It wants a better word than that.
Chapter 14 of There is a tide is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading ““That’s the word,” Bill agreed.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading ““That’s the word,” Bill agreed.”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading ““Bully isn’t at all the word for a place like the Towers.””
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “To her own ear her voice grew harsh and strident.”
unpleasantly stern
From this reading “To her own ear her voice grew harsh and strident.”
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
From this reading “To her own ear her voice grew harsh and strident.”
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading ““Bully isn’t at all the word for a place like the Towers.””
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading ““It wants a better word than that.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Bully isn’t at all the word for a place like the Towers.”
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “That’s the word,” Bill agreed.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Bully isn’t at all the word for a place like the Towers.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To her own ear her voice grew harsh and strident.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Bully isn’t at all the word for a place like the Towers.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “It wants a better word than that.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “That’s the word,” Bill agreed.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “Bully isn’t at all the word for a place like the Towers.”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading To her own ear her voice grew harsh and strident.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Bully isn’t at all the word for a place like the Towers.”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading To her own ear her voice grew harsh and strident.
unpleasantly stern
From this reading To her own ear her voice grew harsh and strident.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To her own ear her voice grew harsh and strident.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suddenly Mame took him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bully isn’t at all the word for a place like the Towers.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It wants a better word than that.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Bully isn’t at all the word for a place like the Towers.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly Mame took him up.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading To her own ear her voice grew harsh and strident.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Bully isn’t at all the word for a place like the Towers.”
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
From this reading To her own ear her voice grew harsh and strident.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly Mame took him up.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “It wants a better word than that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It wants a better word than that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s the word,” Bill agreed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That’s the word,” Bill agreed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her own ear her voice grew harsh and strident.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Suddenly Mame took him up.
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “Bully isn’t at all the word for a place like the Towers.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Suddenly Mame took him up.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading To her own ear her voice grew harsh and strident.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “It wants a better word than that.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “That’s the word,” Bill agreed.
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