Chapter 6 of Turns About Town is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Turns About Town is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN IS A GREAT CITY A SMALL VILLAGE? How many times you have noticed it! Regular phenomenon. Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia. Though nobody seems to say much about it afterward.
Chapter 6 of Turns About Town is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Though nobody seems to say much about it afterward.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.”
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “How many times you have noticed it!”
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading “Regular phenomenon.”
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading “Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “Regular phenomenon.”
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In this reading “Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.”
In this reading “How many times you have noticed it!”
In this reading “WHEN IS A GREAT CITY A SMALL VILLAGE?”
In this reading “WHEN IS A GREAT CITY A SMALL VILLAGE?”
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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 WHEN IS A GREAT CITY A SMALL VILLAGE?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Though nobody seems to say much about it afterward.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Though nobody seems to say much about it afterward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading WHEN IS A GREAT CITY A SMALL VILLAGE?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading WHEN IS A GREAT CITY A SMALL VILLAGE?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How many times you have noticed it!
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many times you have noticed it!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN IS A GREAT CITY A SMALL VILLAGE?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How many times you have noticed it!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many times you have noticed it!
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Though nobody seems to say much about it afterward.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Though nobody seems to say much about it afterward.
being perceived or observed
From this reading How many times you have noticed it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading Regular phenomenon.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Regular phenomenon.
express in words
From this reading Though nobody seems to say much about it afterward.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Though nobody seems to say much about it afterward.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading WHEN IS A GREAT CITY A SMALL VILLAGE?
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though nobody seems to say much about it afterward.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading How many times you have noticed it!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though nobody seems to say much about it afterward.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading WHEN IS A GREAT CITY A SMALL VILLAGE?
at the time that
From this reading WHEN IS A GREAT CITY A SMALL VILLAGE?
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How many times you have noticed it!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Suddenly, within a few hours, the whole nature of the great city is changed--your city and mine, New York or Chicago, or Boston or Buffalo or Philadelphia.
Chapter 6 of Turns About Town by Robert Cortes Holliday holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 6 holds 133 sentences of Turns About Town, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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