Chapter 4 of "Who he?" is here in full — 640 sentences across 128 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 he?" is here in full — 640 sentences across 128 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang. I was indignant but I had to find out who'd be calling at that hour. I picked up the phone. Lennox was on the other end. "Kitten?
Chapter 4 of "Who he?" is here in full — 640 sentences across 128 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading “Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “I was indignant but I had to find out who'd be calling at that hour.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.”
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading “I was indignant but I had to find out who'd be calling at that hour.”
young domestic cat
From this reading “"Kitten?”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.”
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading “Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.”
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 “Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.”
take and lift upward
In this reading “I picked up the phone.”
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading “I was indignant but I had to find out who'd be calling at that hour.”
In this reading “Lennox was on the other end.”
In this reading “Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
(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 Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was indignant but I had to find out who'd be calling at that hour.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was indignant but I had to find out who'd be calling at that hour.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was indignant but I had to find out who'd be calling at that hour.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading I was indignant but I had to find out who'd be calling at that hour.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Lennox was on the other end.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I was indignant but I had to find out who'd be calling at that hour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was indignant but I had to find out who'd be calling at that hour.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I was indignant but I had to find out who'd be calling at that hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading I was indignant but I had to find out who'd be calling at that hour.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
young domestic cat
From this reading "Kitten?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lennox was on the other end.
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 Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
the force of workers available
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
according to the clock
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lennox was on the other end.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Lennox was on the other end.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I was indignant but I had to find out who'd be calling at that hour.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading I picked up the phone.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was indignant but I had to find out who'd be calling at that hour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
hard to endure
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I picked up the phone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
at the time that
From this reading Four o'clock in the morning after Christmas I was trying to see how many different ways I could type NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR PARTY when my phone rang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was indignant but I had to find out who'd be calling at that hour.
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