Chapter 10 of When I Was Your Age is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of When I Was Your Age is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUR FRIENDS. We had so many friends that I hardly know where to begin. First of all, perhaps, I should put the dear old Scotch lady whom we called “D. D.” She had another name, but that is nobody’s business but her own. D. D. was a thousand years old.
Chapter 10 of When I Was Your Age is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “We had so many friends that I hardly know where to begin.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “She had another name, but that is nobody’s business but her own.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “OUR FRIENDS.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “We had so many friends that I hardly know where to begin.”
possessive form of “nobody” — a person of no influence
by chance
From this reading “First of all, perhaps, I should put the dear old Scotch lady whom we called “D. D.””
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading “First of all, perhaps, I should put the dear old Scotch lady whom we called “D. D.””
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “D. D. was a thousand years old.”
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.
In this reading “D. D. was a thousand years old.”
In this reading “We had so many friends that I hardly know where to begin.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 D. D. was a thousand years old.
(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 First of all, perhaps, I should put the dear old Scotch lady whom we called “D. D.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She had another name, but that is nobody’s business but her own.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We had so many friends that I hardly know where to begin.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading She had another name, but that is nobody’s business but her own.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had another name, but that is nobody’s business but her own.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading First of all, perhaps, I should put the dear old Scotch lady whom we called “D. D.”
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading First of all, perhaps, I should put the dear old Scotch lady whom we called “D. D.”
dearly loved
From this reading First of all, perhaps, I should put the dear old Scotch lady whom we called “D. D.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First of all, perhaps, I should put the dear old Scotch lady whom we called “D. D.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading OUR FRIENDS.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had so many friends that I hardly know where to begin.
only a very short time before
From this reading We had so many friends that I hardly know where to begin.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had another name, but that is nobody’s business but her own.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We had so many friends that I hardly know where to begin.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had another name, but that is nobody’s business but her own.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We had so many friends that I hardly know where to begin.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading First of all, perhaps, I should put the dear old Scotch lady whom we called “D. D.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading We had so many friends that I hardly know where to begin.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She had another name, but that is nobody’s business but her own.
possessive form of “nobody” — a person of no influence
From this reading She had another name, but that is nobody’s business but her own.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading First of all, perhaps, I should put the dear old Scotch lady whom we called “D. D.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading First of all, perhaps, I should put the dear old Scotch lady whom we called “D. D.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR FRIENDS.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She had another name, but that is nobody’s business but her own.
by chance
From this reading First of all, perhaps, I should put the dear old Scotch lady whom we called “D. D.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading First of all, perhaps, I should put the dear old Scotch lady whom we called “D. D.”
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading First of all, perhaps, I should put the dear old Scotch lady whom we called “D. D.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had another name, but that is nobody’s business but her own.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading First of all, perhaps, I should put the dear old Scotch lady whom we called “D. D.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We had so many friends that I hardly know where to begin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had so many friends that I hardly know where to begin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading First of all, perhaps, I should put the dear old Scotch lady whom we called “D. D.”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading D. D. was a thousand years old.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had so many friends that I hardly know where to begin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading D. D. was a thousand years old.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had so many friends that I hardly know where to begin.
in or at the place that
From this reading We had so many friends that I hardly know where to begin.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading First of all, perhaps, I should put the dear old Scotch lady whom we called “D. D.”
a late time of life
From this reading D. D. was a thousand years old.
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