Chapter 4 of Turns About Town is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Turns About Town is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in. Though, indeed, it is a very famous place. That is, the hotel is--the Brevoort. The name itself, Brevoort, is very rich in romantic Knickerbocker associations. Probably you know all about that.
Chapter 4 of Turns About Town is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “association” — a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading “The name itself, Brevoort, is very rich in romantic Knickerbocker associations.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “Though, indeed, it is a very famous place.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “That is, the hotel is--the Brevoort.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “Probably you know all about that.”
possessing material wealth
From this reading “The name itself, Brevoort, is very rich in romantic Knickerbocker associations.”
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading “The name itself, Brevoort, is very rich in romantic Knickerbocker associations.”
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 “Probably you know all about that.”
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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 Though, indeed, it is a very famous place.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Probably you know all about that.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Probably you know all about that.
any thing at all
From this reading THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.
plural of “association” — a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading The name itself, Brevoort, is very rich in romantic Knickerbocker associations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is, the hotel is--the Brevoort.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Though, indeed, it is a very famous place.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading That is, the hotel is--the Brevoort.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Though, indeed, it is a very famous place.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though, indeed, it is a very famous place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though, indeed, it is a very famous place.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The name itself, Brevoort, is very rich in romantic Knickerbocker associations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The name itself, Brevoort, is very rich in romantic Knickerbocker associations.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Probably you know all about that.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The name itself, Brevoort, is very rich in romantic Knickerbocker associations.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Though, indeed, it is a very famous place.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Probably you know all about that.
possessing material wealth
From this reading The name itself, Brevoort, is very rich in romantic Knickerbocker associations.
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading The name itself, Brevoort, is very rich in romantic Knickerbocker associations.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though, indeed, it is a very famous place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.
precisely as stated
From this reading Though, indeed, it is a very famous place.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.
at the time that
From this reading THE HAIR CUT THAT WENT TO MY HEAD I did not expect anything in particular when I went in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Probably you know all about that.
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