English Dialogues, Level 4+, Sparrow's English Reader
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English Dialogues – Level 4+

English Dialogues, Upper-Intermediate to Advanced; Focused on expressions and grammar.

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Message

Jack stepped out of his office building and headed toward his car. Just as he was about to unlock his car, he heard a voice behind his back. "Hello, Jack," it said, making him freeze. There was no need to guess who the voice belonged to.

Loose Associations with flying birds, Sparrow's English Reader
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Loose Associations

Suffering from a speech disorder, they say. Derailed. Loose associations. Ideas of a disturbed mind which do not connect. A fool's speech. But Gods, they love their fools. Gods, they understand... 1 I was sharpening my pencil. But it felt as if I were sharpening my mind. I was turning it round and round, yet … Continue reading Loose Associations

English Conversation Practice, Sparrow's English Reader
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English Conversation – How to Practice it Alone

The very common misunderstanding among the students of English is that if they want to speak in English, they have to speak to someone. This, of course, is not true.

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Pawn Shops in America – 2023 Comprehensive Guide

A Comprehensive Guide to Pawn Shops near you and in America

woman sitting alone at the lake; Sparrow's English Reader, AI story, Alone and without Money; experimental writing
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Alone and Without Money

In response to the invitation by her distant relative, the naive and inexperienced Anna from a remote little village comes to the city to have a better life. The relative, however, is nowhere to be found, and Anna is left in the streets of the city all by herself.

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Firehawks – Birds Which Use Fire to Hunt

Only humans can use tools and fire There are two things which are believed to have helped the humans obtain the evolutionary advantage and put them well above all other animal species: the use of tools and fire. For a long time we have been utterly convinced of animals being incapable of either of those. … Continue reading Firehawks – Birds Which Use Fire to Hunt

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Things You See Only in Shop

There was a granny with a giant trolley entering the grocery shop right in front of me. She was one of what I call a "thinking type". As it happens ever so often, just as she had passed the entrance door, she stopped dead and went full philosopher. I couldn't pass her from the left, … Continue reading Things You See Only in Shop