Chapter 7 of Through One Administration is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Through One Administration is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Tredennis rose to take his leave, the professor rose also. "I will go with you," he said. "And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home. I have some new books to show you." They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.
Chapter 7 of Through One Administration is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “I have some new books to show you."”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “"And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “When Tredennis rose to take his leave, the professor rose also.”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “When Tredennis rose to take his leave, the professor rose also.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “I have some new books to show you."”
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 “"And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.”
In this reading “They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.”
In this reading “"And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.”
In this reading “"And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.”
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 "And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.
in addition
From this reading When Tredennis rose to take his leave, the professor rose also.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading I have some new books to show you."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I will go with you," he said.
the act of departing
From this reading "And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have some new books to show you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I will go with you," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Tredennis rose to take his leave, the professor rose also.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will go with you," he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.
go away from a place
From this reading When Tredennis rose to take his leave, the professor rose also.
a room where books are kept
From this reading They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I have some new books to show you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading When Tredennis rose to take his leave, the professor rose also.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading When Tredennis rose to take his leave, the professor rose also.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I will go with you," he said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I have some new books to show you."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I have some new books to show you."
carry out
From this reading When Tredennis rose to take his leave, the professor rose also.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Tredennis rose to take his leave, the professor rose also.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Tredennis rose to take his leave, the professor rose also.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.
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From this reading When Tredennis rose to take his leave, the professor rose also.
up to a particular time
From this reading They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.
precisely as stated
From this reading They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went out together; but, until they reached the other house and entered the library, very little was said.
at the time that
From this reading When Tredennis rose to take his leave, the professor rose also.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will go with you," he said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I will go with you," he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will go with you," he said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And if you will, you shall give me a few minutes of your time before going home.
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