Chapter 14 of A Lucky Deal is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of A Lucky Deal is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A POINTER--WORTH WHAT? “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock. “I suppose you are referring to what I made the other day.” “Yes; and I can’t see how you did it.” “I’m not surprised.
Chapter 14 of A Lucky Deal is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading ““I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading ““I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.”
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “A POINTER--WORTH WHAT?”
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading ““I suppose you are referring to what I made the other day.””
past form of “scoop” — take out or up with or as if with a scoop
From this reading ““I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.”
for a short time
From this reading ““I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading ““I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading ““I’m not surprised.”
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In this reading ““I suppose you are referring to what I made the other day.””
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From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A POINTER--WORTH WHAT?
later than; following
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes; and I can’t see how you did it.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I suppose you are referring to what I made the other day.”
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From this reading “Yes; and I can’t see how you did it.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “I suppose you are referring to what I made the other day.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Yes; and I can’t see how you did it.”
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; and I can’t see how you did it.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not surprised.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes; and I can’t see how you did it.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “I suppose you are referring to what I made the other day.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’m not surprised.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “I suppose you are referring to what I made the other day.”
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading A POINTER--WORTH WHAT?
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading “I suppose you are referring to what I made the other day.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
past form of “scoop” — take out or up with or as if with a scoop
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Yes; and I can’t see how you did it.”
for a short time
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
express a supposition
From this reading “I suppose you are referring to what I made the other day.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “I’m not surprised.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I suppose you are referring to what I made the other day.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A POINTER--WORTH WHAT?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading A POINTER--WORTH WHAT?
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; and I can’t see how you did it.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I suppose you are referring to what I made the other day.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I wish I had half your luck, Jack,” said Ed one morning shortly after the young messenger had scooped in that $5,000 on L. S. stock.
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