Chapter 17 of What Will He Do with It? — Volume 07 is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of What Will He Do with It? — Volume 07 is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MAN'S LETTER--UNSATISFACTORY AND PROVOKING AS A MAN'S LETTERS ALWAYS ARE. GUY DARRELL To COLONEL MORLEY. Fawley Manor-House, August 11, 18--. I HAVE decided, my dear Alban. I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
Chapter 17 of What Will He Do with It? — Volume 07 is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “Fawley Manor-House, August 11, 18--.”
recognizable; marked
From this reading “I HAVE decided, my dear Alban.”
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “GUY DARRELL To COLONEL MORLEY.”
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading “GUY DARRELL To COLONEL MORLEY.”
causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
From this reading “A MAN'S LETTER--UNSATISFACTORY AND PROVOKING AS A MAN'S LETTERS ALWAYS ARE.”
not giving satisfaction
From this reading “A MAN'S LETTER--UNSATISFACTORY AND PROVOKING AS A MAN'S LETTERS ALWAYS ARE.”
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From this reading Fawley Manor-House, August 11, 18--.
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From this reading Fawley Manor-House, August 11, 18--.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MAN'S LETTER--UNSATISFACTORY AND PROVOKING AS A MAN'S LETTERS ALWAYS ARE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I HAVE decided, my dear Alban.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading A MAN'S LETTER--UNSATISFACTORY AND PROVOKING AS A MAN'S LETTERS ALWAYS ARE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MAN'S LETTER--UNSATISFACTORY AND PROVOKING AS A MAN'S LETTERS ALWAYS ARE.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A MAN'S LETTER--UNSATISFACTORY AND PROVOKING AS A MAN'S LETTERS ALWAYS ARE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A MAN'S LETTER--UNSATISFACTORY AND PROVOKING AS A MAN'S LETTERS ALWAYS ARE.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Fawley Manor-House, August 11, 18--.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading GUY DARRELL To COLONEL MORLEY.
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From this reading GUY DARRELL To COLONEL MORLEY.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
dearly loved
From this reading I HAVE decided, my dear Alban.
recognizable; marked
From this reading I HAVE decided, my dear Alban.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
an old word for “before”
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fawley Manor-House, August 11, 18--.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading GUY DARRELL To COLONEL MORLEY.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I HAVE decided, my dear Alban.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HAVE decided, my dear Alban.
and nothing more
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A MAN'S LETTER--UNSATISFACTORY AND PROVOKING AS A MAN'S LETTERS ALWAYS ARE.
the literary culture
From this reading A MAN'S LETTER--UNSATISFACTORY AND PROVOKING AS A MAN'S LETTERS ALWAYS ARE.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A MAN'S LETTER--UNSATISFACTORY AND PROVOKING AS A MAN'S LETTERS ALWAYS ARE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fawley Manor-House, August 11, 18--.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading GUY DARRELL To COLONEL MORLEY.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I HAVE decided, my dear Alban.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
above and across; more than
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
From this reading A MAN'S LETTER--UNSATISFACTORY AND PROVOKING AS A MAN'S LETTERS ALWAYS ARE.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
carry out
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GUY DARRELL To COLONEL MORLEY.
not giving satisfaction
From this reading A MAN'S LETTER--UNSATISFACTORY AND PROVOKING AS A MAN'S LETTERS ALWAYS ARE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I did not take three days to do so, though the third day may be just over ere you learn my decision.
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