Chapter 23 of Watch Yourself Go By is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Watch Yourself Go By is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong. Alfred wired him: Engage counsel who will answer for me. I am prepared to give bond in any amount. AL. G. FIELD.
Chapter 23 of Watch Yourself Go By is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “advise” — give advice to
From this reading “Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.”
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading “I am prepared to give bond in any amount.”
the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
From this reading “Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.”
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading “Alfred wired him: Engage counsel who will answer for me.”
put into print
From this reading “Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.”
past form of “supplement” — add as a supplement to what seems insufficient
From this reading “Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.”
past form of “telegraph” — send cables, wires, or telegrams
From this reading “Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.”
equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
From this reading “Alfred wired him: Engage counsel who will answer for me.”
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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 Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
-ing form of “advise” — give advice to
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading AL.
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am prepared to give bond in any amount.
a quantity of money
From this reading I am prepared to give bond in any amount.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
react verbally
From this reading Alfred wired him: Engage counsel who will answer for me.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading I am prepared to give bond in any amount.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading Alfred wired him: Engage counsel who will answer for me.
the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading Alfred wired him: Engage counsel who will answer for me.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading G. FIELD.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Alfred wired him: Engage counsel who will answer for me.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading G. FIELD.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I am prepared to give bond in any amount.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alfred wired him: Engage counsel who will answer for me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am prepared to give bond in any amount.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am prepared to give bond in any amount.
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From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
engage in
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alfred wired him: Engage counsel who will answer for me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading I am prepared to give bond in any amount.
put into print
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
past form of “supplement” — add as a supplement to what seems insufficient
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
past form of “telegraph” — send cables, wires, or telegrams
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
which person or people
From this reading Alfred wired him: Engage counsel who will answer for me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Alfred wired him: Engage counsel who will answer for me.
equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
From this reading Alfred wired him: Engage counsel who will answer for me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Kaine supplemented his first telegram with a second one advising Alfred that the evening paper would publish any statement he telegraphed, and to make the denial strong.
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