Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Women for votes is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. MELVIN. No, that would take too long. I have a better plan. We will freeze the water into ice.
Women for votes
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Women for votes is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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MR.
MELVIN.
No,
that
would
take
too
long.
I
have
a
better
plan.
We
will
freeze
the
water
into
ice.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Women for votes
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Women for votes is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
MR.
/ˈmɪstər/
Line 2
MELVIN.
Line 3
No,
that
would
take
too
long.
/noʊ ðæt wʊd teɪk tuː lɔːŋ/
Line 4
I
have
a
better
plan.
/aɪ hæv ə ˈbetər plæn/
Line 5
We
will
freeze
the
water
into
ice.
/wiː wɪl friːz ðə ˈwɔːtər ˈɪntuː aɪs/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “I have a better plan.”
freeze
verb
US /friːz/
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading “We will freeze the water into ice.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “We will freeze the water into ice.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “No, that would take too long.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “I have a better plan.”
carry out
From this reading “No, that would take too long.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “We will freeze the water into ice.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “No, that would take too long.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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too long
adverb + adjective
In this reading “No, that would take too long.”
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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 I have a better plan.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I have a better plan.
freezeverbUS /friːz/
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading We will freeze the water into ice.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a better plan.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have a better plan.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading We will freeze the water into ice.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We will freeze the water into ice.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading No, that would take too long.
MELVIN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MELVIN.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
not any; not one
From this reading No, that would take too long.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading I have a better plan.
carry out
From this reading No, that would take too long.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No, that would take too long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We will freeze the water into ice.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading No, that would take too long.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading We will freeze the water into ice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will freeze the water into ice.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will freeze the water into ice.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No, that would take too long.
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