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Chapter 22 of A man made of money is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And Jericho lived in his large house, like a rat in a hole. Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions. He _would_ have his millions of fighting pieces. Hence, he loathed to look upon the finery about him. It was a wicked, a wasteful folly.
Chapter 22 of A man made of money is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
From this reading “Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.”
make up
From this reading “Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.”
elaborate or showy attire and accessories
From this reading “Hence, he loathed to look upon the finery about him.”
a village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land
From this reading “And Jericho lived in his large house, like a rat in a hole.”
past form of “loathe” — find repugnant
From this reading “Hence, he loathed to look upon the finery about him.”
plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property
From this reading “Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.”
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “And Jericho lived in his large house, like a rat in a hole.”
inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
From this reading “It was a wicked, a wasteful folly.”
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.
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In this reading “Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.”
In this reading “And Jericho lived in his large house, like a rat in a hole.”
look on as or consider
In this reading “Hence, he loathed to look upon the finery about him.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “And Jericho lived in his large house, like a rat in a hole.”
In this reading “And Jericho lived in his large house, like a rat in a hole.”
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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 And Jericho lived in his large house, like a rat in a hole.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Hence, he loathed to look upon the finery about him.
(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 Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Jericho lived in his large house, like a rat in a hole.
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
From this reading Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.
make up
From this reading Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading He _would_ have his millions of fighting pieces.
elaborate or showy attire and accessories
From this reading Hence, he loathed to look upon the finery about him.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading It was a wicked, a wasteful folly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He _would_ have his millions of fighting pieces.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He _would_ have his millions of fighting pieces.
for this reason
From this reading Hence, he loathed to look upon the finery about him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Jericho lived in his large house, like a rat in a hole.
an opening into or through something
From this reading And Jericho lived in his large house, like a rat in a hole.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And Jericho lived in his large house, like a rat in a hole.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Jericho lived in his large house, like a rat in a hole.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a wicked, a wasteful folly.
a village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land
From this reading And Jericho lived in his large house, like a rat in a hole.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And Jericho lived in his large house, like a rat in a hole.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And Jericho lived in his large house, like a rat in a hole.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading And Jericho lived in his large house, like a rat in a hole.
past form of “loathe” — find repugnant
From this reading Hence, he loathed to look upon the finery about him.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Hence, he loathed to look upon the finery about him.
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading He _would_ have his millions of fighting pieces.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He _would_ have his millions of fighting pieces.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading He _would_ have his millions of fighting pieces.
plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property
From this reading Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading And Jericho lived in his large house, like a rat in a hole.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.
in a softened tone
From this reading Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hence, he loathed to look upon the finery about him.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a wicked, a wasteful folly.
inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
From this reading It was a wicked, a wasteful folly.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading It was a wicked, a wasteful folly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Avarice had seized upon him; and with every hour bent and subdued every thought and purpose to coin all his possessions.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He _would_ have his millions of fighting pieces.
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