Chapter 8 of Together is here in full — 583 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Together is here in full — 583 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg. It was from Delia Conry, and it ran:-- "We've been home a month. We live in a hotel. I don't like it. The bird you gave me died.
Chapter 8 of Together is here in full — 583 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.”
communicated in words
From this reading “One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.”
plural of “nail” — horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
From this reading “One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.”
past form of “postmark” — stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
From this reading “One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.”
write carelessly
From this reading “One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.”
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading “One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.”
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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 One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was from Delia Conry, and it ran:-- "We've been home a month.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was from Delia Conry, and it ran:-- "We've been home a month.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The bird you gave me died.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
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From this reading It was from Delia Conry, and it ran:-- "We've been home a month.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
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From this reading It was from Delia Conry, and it ran:-- "We've been home a month.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The bird you gave me died.
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From this reading I don't like it.
communicated in words
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was from Delia Conry, and it ran:-- "We've been home a month.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The bird you gave me died.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was from Delia Conry, and it ran:-- "We've been home a month.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading We live in a hotel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't like it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was from Delia Conry, and it ran:-- "We've been home a month.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I don't like it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We live in a hotel.
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The bird you gave me died.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It was from Delia Conry, and it ran:-- "We've been home a month.
plural of “nail” — horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
past form of “postmark” — stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It was from Delia Conry, and it ran:-- "We've been home a month.
write carelessly
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
not in physical motion
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bird you gave me died.
in or at that place or location
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We live in a hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was from Delia Conry, and it ran:-- "We've been home a month.
during the time that
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading One winter day while Vickers Price was "selling nails," as he still expressed his business career, there came in his mail a queer little scrawl, postmarked Pittsburg.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The bird you gave me died.
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