Chapter 3 of Voces Populi is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Voces Populi is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HER COMP. Oh, I _think_ so. THE S. L. I don't know. I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer. Oh, it's by Hook, R.A. Then I suppose it's _sure_ to be all right.
Chapter 3 of Voces Populi is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
From this reading “HER COMP.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.”
fasten with a hook
From this reading “Oh, it's by Hook, R.A. Then I suppose it's _sure_ to be all right.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.”
for more time
From this reading “I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.”
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading “I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.”
express a supposition
From this reading “Oh, it's by Hook, R.A. Then I suppose it's _sure_ to be all right.”
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.
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thrust or extend out
In this reading “I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.”
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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 I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.
(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 Oh, it's by Hook, R.A. Then I suppose it's _sure_ to be all right.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, it's by Hook, R.A. Then I suppose it's _sure_ to be all right.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Oh, it's by Hook, R.A. Then I suppose it's _sure_ to be all right.
an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
From this reading HER COMP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE S. L. I don't know.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER COMP.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.
fasten with a hook
From this reading Oh, it's by Hook, R.A. Then I suppose it's _sure_ to be all right.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, I _think_ so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, it's by Hook, R.A. Then I suppose it's _sure_ to be all right.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE S. L. I don't know.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading THE S. L. I don't know.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.
for more time
From this reading I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, I _think_ so.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Oh, it's by Hook, R.A. Then I suppose it's _sure_ to be all right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Oh, it's by Hook, R.A. Then I suppose it's _sure_ to be all right.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE S. L. I don't know.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, I _think_ so.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.
express a supposition
From this reading Oh, it's by Hook, R.A. Then I suppose it's _sure_ to be all right.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Oh, it's by Hook, R.A. Then I suppose it's _sure_ to be all right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE S. L. I don't know.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Oh, it's by Hook, R.A. Then I suppose it's _sure_ to be all right.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Oh, I _think_ so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, it's by Hook, R.A. Then I suppose it's _sure_ to be all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've marked such a quantity already and the lead won't hold out much longer.
Chapter 3 of Voces Populi by F. Anstey holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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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