Chapter 8 of Weeds is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Weeds is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús. Manuel and Roberto left the station together. “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto. “Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?” “Where?
Chapter 8 of Weeds is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ““Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.”
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading “Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “Manuel and Roberto left the station together.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading ““Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?””
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “Manuel and Roberto left the station together.”
plural of “toad” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Manuel and Roberto left the station together.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading ““Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?””
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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anew
In this reading ““Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.”
form or compose
In this reading ““Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
(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 “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?”
the act of departing
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús.
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Manuel and Roberto left the station together.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
engage in
From this reading “Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manuel and Roberto left the station together.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
on one occasion
From this reading “Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manuel and Roberto left the station together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Manuel and Roberto left the station together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Manuel and Roberto left the station together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
plural of “toad” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Manuel and Roberto left the station together.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Why don’t you make up your mind once and for all to go to work?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you going to begin your old life all over again?” asked Roberto.
Chapter 8 of Weeds by Pío Baroja holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 8 holds 223 sentences of Weeds, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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