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Tomorrow's tangle

Chapter I

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PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
“To every man a damsel or two.”
--JUDGES.
The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tomorrow's tangle

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Tomorrow's tangle is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
Line 2
BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
/ˈbʊkbaɪndərz ənd ˈprɪntərz ˈbrʊklən en waɪ/
Line 3
“To every man a damsel or two.”
/tuː ˈevəri mæn ə ˈdæmzəl ɔːr tuː/
Line 4
--JUDGES.
/ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/
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The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.
/ðə væst ɡreɪ ɪkˈspæns ʌv ðə ˈdezərt leɪ stɪl æz ə ˈpɪktʃər ɪn ðə hiːt ʌv ðə ˈɜːrli ˌæftərˈnuːn/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bookbinders noun US /ˈbʊkbaɪndərz/

plural of “bookbinder” — a worker whose trade is binding books

From this reading “BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.”

brooklyn noun US /ˈbrʊklən/

a borough of New York City

From this reading “BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.”

damsel noun US /ˈdæmzəl/

a young unmarried woman

From this reading ““To every man a damsel or two.””

desert verb US /ˈdezərt/

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading “The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.”

expanse noun US /ɪkˈspæns/

a wide scope

From this reading “The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.”

judges noun US /ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/

a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges

From this reading “--JUDGES.”

press verb US /pres/

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading “PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.”

printers noun US /ˈprɪntərz/

plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing

From this reading “BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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early afternoon adjective + noun

In this reading “The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.”

lay still verb + adjective

In this reading “The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.”

All words in this reading · 31

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “To every man a damsel or two.”

afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.

BOOKBINDERSnounUS /ˈbʊkbaɪndərz/

plural of “bookbinder” — a worker whose trade is binding books

From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

BRAUNWORTH

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.

BROOKLYNnounUS /ˈbrʊklən/

a borough of New York City

From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

COnounUS /koʊ/

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.

damselnounUS /ˈdæmzəl/

a young unmarried woman

From this reading “To every man a damsel or two.”

desertverbUS /ˈdezərt/

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “To every man a damsel or two.”

expansenounUS /ɪkˈspæns/

a wide scope

From this reading The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.

graynounUS /ɡreɪ/

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.

heatnounUS /hiːt/

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.

JUDGESnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/

a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges

From this reading --JUDGES.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading “To every man a damsel or two.”

NnounUS /en/

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “To every man a damsel or two.”

picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.

PRESSverbUS /pres/

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.

PRINTERSnounUS /ˈprɪntərz/

plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing

From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “To every man a damsel or two.”

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading “To every man a damsel or two.”

vastadjectiveUS /væst/

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading The vast, gray expanse of the desert lay still as a picture in the heat of the early afternoon.

YnounUS /waɪ/

a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

Chapter 1 of Tomorrow's tangle by Geraldine Bonner holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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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