Chapter 5 of Turns About Town is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Turns About Town is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SEEING MR. CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton. At least I hope I am going to present it. Yesterday it looked as though I might have to get up my interview without having seen Mr. Chesterton. Though today the situation appears somewhat brighter.
Chapter 5 of Turns About Town is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Though today the situation appears somewhat brighter.”
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading “CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.”
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “Though today the situation appears somewhat brighter.”
conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936)
From this reading “CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.”
the present time or age
From this reading “Though today the situation appears somewhat brighter.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Yesterday it looked as though I might have to get up my interview without having seen Mr. Chesterton.”
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rise to one's feet
In this reading “Yesterday it looked as though I might have to get up my interview without having seen Mr. Chesterton.”
In this reading “Though today the situation appears somewhat brighter.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Though today the situation appears somewhat brighter.
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yesterday it looked as though I might have to get up my interview without having seen Mr. Chesterton.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least I hope I am going to present it.
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Though today the situation appears somewhat brighter.
conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936)
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Yesterday it looked as though I might have to get up my interview without having seen Mr. Chesterton.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
the act of departing
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yesterday it looked as though I might have to get up my interview without having seen Mr. Chesterton.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Yesterday it looked as though I might have to get up my interview without having seen Mr. Chesterton.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading At least I hope I am going to present it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At least I hope I am going to present it.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least I hope I am going to present it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Yesterday it looked as though I might have to get up my interview without having seen Mr. Chesterton.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Yesterday it looked as though I might have to get up my interview without having seen Mr. Chesterton.
a form of address for a man
From this reading SEEING MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yesterday it looked as though I might have to get up my interview without having seen Mr. Chesterton.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading SEEING MR.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Yesterday it looked as though I might have to get up my interview without having seen Mr. Chesterton.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Though today the situation appears somewhat brighter.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though today the situation appears somewhat brighter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yesterday it looked as though I might have to get up my interview without having seen Mr. Chesterton.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
the present time or age
From this reading Though today the situation appears somewhat brighter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Yesterday it looked as though I might have to get up my interview without having seen Mr. Chesterton.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CHESTERTON Somewhat later in this article I am going to present an "interview" (or something like that) with Gilbert K. Chesterton.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Yesterday it looked as though I might have to get up my interview without having seen Mr. Chesterton.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Yesterday it looked as though I might have to get up my interview without having seen Mr. Chesterton.
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