Chapter 4 of Ticktock and Jim is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Ticktock and Jim is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That does sound better,” agreed Jim. “Do you want the story?” “I think we can use it,” answered the editor. “What are your rates for literary services?” “Oh, you can have this free.
Chapter 4 of Ticktock and Jim is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading ““That does sound better,” agreed Jim.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading ““I think we can use it,” answered the editor.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading ““Oh, you can have this free.”
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading ““What are your rates for literary services?””
a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
From this reading ““What are your rates for literary services?””
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading ““What are your rates for literary services?””
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading ““That does sound better,” agreed Jim.”
the act of using
From this reading ““I think we can use it,” answered the editor.”
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.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “That does sound better,” agreed Jim.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I think we can use it,” answered the editor.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are your rates for literary services?”
(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 “That does sound better,” agreed Jim.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I think we can use it,” answered the editor.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you want the story?”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That does sound better,” agreed Jim.
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “I think we can use it,” answered the editor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What are your rates for literary services?”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “Oh, you can have this free.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, you can have this free.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think we can use it,” answered the editor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I think we can use it,” answered the editor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That does sound better,” agreed Jim.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading “What are your rates for literary services?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, you can have this free.
a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
From this reading “What are your rates for literary services?”
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading “What are your rates for literary services?”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “That does sound better,” agreed Jim.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Do you want the story?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That does sound better,” agreed Jim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Do you want the story?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think we can use it,” answered the editor.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Oh, you can have this free.
the act of using
From this reading “I think we can use it,” answered the editor.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Do you want the story?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I think we can use it,” answered the editor.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are your rates for literary services?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you want the story?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are your rates for literary services?”
Chapter 4 of Ticktock and Jim by Keith Robertson holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Chapter 4 holds 423 sentences of Ticktock and Jim, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Ticktock and Jim by Keith Robertson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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