Chapter 15 of There is a tide is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of There is a tide is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Better than life ever was or ever will be. It just gets you feeling good. And it keeps you feeling good all the time.” “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.” “Clever is not the name for Elmer.”
Chapter 15 of There is a tide is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(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 ““Better than life ever was or ever will be.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading ““He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.””
at any time
From this reading ““Better than life ever was or ever will be.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “It just gets you feeling good.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ““He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.””
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “It just gets you feeling good.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “And it keeps you feeling good all the time.””
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ““Clever is not the name for Elmer.””
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In this reading ““He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.””
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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 “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”
(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 And it keeps you feeling good all the time.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it keeps you feeling good all the time.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Better than life ever was or ever will be.
(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 “Better than life ever was or ever will be.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”
at any time
From this reading “Better than life ever was or ever will be.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It just gets you feeling good.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Clever is not the name for Elmer.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading It just gets you feeling good.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It just gets you feeling good.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Clever is not the name for Elmer.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It just gets you feeling good.
and nothing more
From this reading It just gets you feeling good.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading And it keeps you feeling good all the time.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Better than life ever was or ever will be.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Clever is not the name for Elmer.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Clever is not the name for Elmer.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Better than life ever was or ever will be.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Better than life ever was or ever will be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And it keeps you feeling good all the time.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And it keeps you feeling good all the time.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Better than life ever was or ever will be.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Better than life ever was or ever will be.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It just gets you feeling good.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “He must be a clever man, your friend Elmer P.”
Chapter 15 of There is a tide by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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