Chapter 9 of You're on the Air is here in full — 685 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of You're on the Air is here in full — 685 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Joe Carlin thought he knew the harsh exactitude of Vic Wylie’s demands. Hadn’t he already rehearsed for Wylie? But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition. This was the prelude to a _Sue Davis_ show actually going on the air. In the past Wylie had been an unremitting slave driver.
Chapter 9 of You're on the Air is here in full — 685 sentences across 137 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform in order to get a role
From this reading “But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.”
the quality of being exact
From this reading “Joe Carlin thought he knew the harsh exactitude of Vic Wylie’s demands.”
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
From this reading “This was the prelude to a _Sue Davis_ show actually going on the air.”
plural of “rehearsal” — a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
From this reading “But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.”
past form of “rehearse” — engage in a rehearsal
From this reading “Hadn’t he already rehearsed for Wylie?”
assume sponsorship of
From this reading “But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.”
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading “In the past Wylie had been an unremitting slave driver.”
United States poet (1885-1928)
From this reading “Joe Carlin thought he knew the harsh exactitude of Vic Wylie’s demands.”
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simultaneously
In this reading “But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.”
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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 But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
in actual fact
From this reading This was the prelude to a _Sue Davis_ show actually going on the air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading This was the prelude to a _Sue Davis_ show actually going on the air.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Hadn’t he already rehearsed for Wylie?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the past Wylie had been an unremitting slave driver.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
perform in order to get a role
From this reading But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
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From this reading Joe Carlin thought he knew the harsh exactitude of Vic Wylie’s demands.
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading Joe Carlin thought he knew the harsh exactitude of Vic Wylie’s demands.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading In the past Wylie had been an unremitting slave driver.
the quality of being exact
From this reading Joe Carlin thought he knew the harsh exactitude of Vic Wylie’s demands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hadn’t he already rehearsed for Wylie?
the act of departing
From this reading This was the prelude to a _Sue Davis_ show actually going on the air.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
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From this reading Hadn’t he already rehearsed for Wylie?
unpleasantly stern
From this reading Joe Carlin thought he knew the harsh exactitude of Vic Wylie’s demands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joe Carlin thought he knew the harsh exactitude of Vic Wylie’s demands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the past Wylie had been an unremitting slave driver.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
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From this reading Joe Carlin thought he knew the harsh exactitude of Vic Wylie’s demands.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Joe Carlin thought he knew the harsh exactitude of Vic Wylie’s demands.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joe Carlin thought he knew the harsh exactitude of Vic Wylie’s demands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was the prelude to a _Sue Davis_ show actually going on the air.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading In the past Wylie had been an unremitting slave driver.
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
From this reading This was the prelude to a _Sue Davis_ show actually going on the air.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
plural of “rehearsal” — a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
From this reading But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
past form of “rehearse” — engage in a rehearsal
From this reading Hadn’t he already rehearsed for Wylie?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading In the past Wylie had been an unremitting slave driver.
assume sponsorship of
From this reading But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joe Carlin thought he knew the harsh exactitude of Vic Wylie’s demands.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the prelude to a _Sue Davis_ show actually going on the air.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Joe Carlin thought he knew the harsh exactitude of Vic Wylie’s demands.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was the prelude to a _Sue Davis_ show actually going on the air.
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading In the past Wylie had been an unremitting slave driver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe Carlin thought he knew the harsh exactitude of Vic Wylie’s demands.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the prelude to a _Sue Davis_ show actually going on the air.
at the time that
From this reading But those rehearsals had been for the _Sue Davis_ show at a time when it might never reach a sponsor audition.
United States poet (1885-1928)
From this reading Hadn’t he already rehearsed for Wylie?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe Carlin thought he knew the harsh exactitude of Vic Wylie’s demands.
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