Chapter 4 of They return at evening is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of They return at evening is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?” “This is Tuesday,” said Clinton. “What about Thursday?” “Excellent, will you meet me at the Gridiron about eight?” “I will be there,” said Clinton, mopping his eye.
Chapter 4 of They return at evening is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading ““This is Tuesday,” said Clinton.”
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading ““I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?””
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading ““Excellent, will you meet me at the Gridiron about eight?””
a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
From this reading ““Excellent, will you meet me at the Gridiron about eight?””
cleaning with a mop
From this reading ““I will be there,” said Clinton, mopping his eye.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading ““I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?””
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading ““What about Thursday?””
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading ““This is Tuesday,” said Clinton.”
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In this reading ““I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Excellent, will you meet me at the Gridiron about eight?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I will be there,” said Clinton, mopping his eye.
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading “This is Tuesday,” said Clinton.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?”
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?”
being one more than seven
From this reading “Excellent, will you meet me at the Gridiron about eight?”
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “Excellent, will you meet me at the Gridiron about eight?”
the organ of sight
From this reading “I will be there,” said Clinton, mopping his eye.
a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
From this reading “Excellent, will you meet me at the Gridiron about eight?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I will be there,” said Clinton, mopping his eye.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is Tuesday,” said Clinton.
and nothing more
From this reading “I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?”
come together
From this reading “Excellent, will you meet me at the Gridiron about eight?”
cleaning with a mop
From this reading “I will be there,” said Clinton, mopping his eye.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This is Tuesday,” said Clinton.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Excellent, will you meet me at the Gridiron about eight?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I will be there,” said Clinton, mopping his eye.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “What about Thursday?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “This is Tuesday,” said Clinton.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What about Thursday?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Excellent, will you meet me at the Gridiron about eight?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I was just about to suggest that you dined with me one day this week?”
Chapter 4 of They return at evening by Herbert Russell Wakefield holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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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