Chapter 4 of Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I think so." He beckoned to his waiter. "The check," he said. "Sharp's the word, please." The Crystal Room was not content with one band.
Chapter 4 of Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading “The Crystal Room was not content with one band.”
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “He beckoned to his waiter.”
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading “"The check," he said.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “The Crystal Room was not content with one band.”
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading “The Crystal Room was not content with one band.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Sharp's the word, please."”
possessive form of “sharp” — a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
From this reading “"Sharp's the word, please."”
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading “He beckoned to his waiter.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading The Crystal Room was not content with one band.
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading He beckoned to his waiter.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading "The check," he said.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading The Crystal Room was not content with one band.
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading The Crystal Room was not content with one band.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He beckoned to his waiter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He beckoned to his waiter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think so."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Crystal Room was not content with one band.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Crystal Room was not content with one band.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Sharp's the word, please."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The Crystal Room was not content with one band.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The check," he said.
possessive form of “sharp” — a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
From this reading "Sharp's the word, please."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I think so."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The check," he said.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think so."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He beckoned to his waiter.
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading He beckoned to his waiter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Crystal Room was not content with one band.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Crystal Room was not content with one band.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Sharp's the word, please."
Chapter 4 of Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence by Cosmo Hamilton holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 4 holds 404 sentences of Who Cares? A Story of Adolescence, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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