Chapter 4 of Voces Populi is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Voces Populi is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LEADER (_with an air of perfect comprehension of Egyptian customs_). Well, you see they took whatever they could get 'old of, _they_ did. IN THE PREHISTORIC GALLERY. OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam? POLICEMAN (_a wag in his way_).
Chapter 4 of Voces Populi is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading “OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?”
an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
From this reading “THE LEADER (_with an air of perfect comprehension of Egyptian customs_).”
money collected under a tariff
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading “THE LEADER (_with an air of perfect comprehension of Egyptian customs_).”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “IN THE PREHISTORIC GALLERY.”
a member of a police force
From this reading “OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?”
belonging to or existing in times before recorded history
From this reading “IN THE PREHISTORIC GALLERY.”
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
From this reading “POLICEMAN (_a wag in his way_).”
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.
your own wife
In this reading “OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?”
In this reading “THE LEADER (_with an air of perfect comprehension of Egyptian customs_).”
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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 POLICEMAN (_a wag in his way_).
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading THE LEADER (_with an air of perfect comprehension of Egyptian customs_).
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE LEADER (_with an air of perfect comprehension of Egyptian customs_).
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?
an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
From this reading THE LEADER (_with an air of perfect comprehension of Egyptian customs_).
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Well, you see they took whatever they could get 'old of, _they_ did.
money collected under a tariff
From this reading THE LEADER (_with an air of perfect comprehension of Egyptian customs_).
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Well, you see they took whatever they could get 'old of, _they_ did.
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading THE LEADER (_with an air of perfect comprehension of Egyptian customs_).
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading IN THE PREHISTORIC GALLERY.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Well, you see they took whatever they could get 'old of, _they_ did.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading POLICEMAN (_a wag in his way_).
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE PREHISTORIC GALLERY.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading THE LEADER (_with an air of perfect comprehension of Egyptian customs_).
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LEADER (_with an air of perfect comprehension of Egyptian customs_).
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Well, you see they took whatever they could get 'old of, _they_ did.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading THE LEADER (_with an air of perfect comprehension of Egyptian customs_).
a member of a police force
From this reading OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?
belonging to or existing in times before recorded history
From this reading IN THE PREHISTORIC GALLERY.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Well, you see they took whatever they could get 'old of, _they_ did.
required or under orders
From this reading OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?
express in words
From this reading OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LEADER (_with an air of perfect comprehension of Egyptian customs_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, you see they took whatever they could get 'old of, _they_ did.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OLD LADY (_to_ POLICEMAN) Oh, Policeman, can you tell me if there's any article here that's supposed to have belonged to Adam?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Well, you see they took whatever they could get 'old of, _they_ did.
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
From this reading POLICEMAN (_a wag in his way_).
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading POLICEMAN (_a wag in his way_).
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, you see they took whatever they could get 'old of, _they_ did.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Well, you see they took whatever they could get 'old of, _they_ did.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LEADER (_with an air of perfect comprehension of Egyptian customs_).
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, you see they took whatever they could get 'old of, _they_ did.
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