Chapter 17 of Born to Good Luck is here in full — 540 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of Born to Good Luck is here in full — 540 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT FINALLY COMES TO THE BOY WHO SUCCEEDED. “Great Scott! Luke Maslin! What does this mean? You an associate of Tenderloin thugs!
Chapter 17 of Born to Good Luck is here in full — 540 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “You an associate of Tenderloin thugs!”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “WHAT FINALLY COMES TO THE BOY WHO SUCCEEDED.”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “WHAT FINALLY COMES TO THE BOY WHO SUCCEEDED.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “Luke Maslin!”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading ““Great Scott!”
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “WHAT FINALLY COMES TO THE BOY WHO SUCCEEDED.”
a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
From this reading “You an associate of Tenderloin thugs!”
plural of “thug” — an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “You an associate of Tenderloin thugs!”
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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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You an associate of Tenderloin thugs!
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading You an associate of Tenderloin thugs!
a youthful male person
From this reading WHAT FINALLY COMES TO THE BOY WHO SUCCEEDED.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading WHAT FINALLY COMES TO THE BOY WHO SUCCEEDED.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What does this mean?
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading WHAT FINALLY COMES TO THE BOY WHO SUCCEEDED.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Great Scott!
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading Luke Maslin!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Luke Maslin!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What does this mean?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You an associate of Tenderloin thugs!
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “Great Scott!
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading WHAT FINALLY COMES TO THE BOY WHO SUCCEEDED.
a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
From this reading You an associate of Tenderloin thugs!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT FINALLY COMES TO THE BOY WHO SUCCEEDED.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What does this mean?
plural of “thug” — an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading You an associate of Tenderloin thugs!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT FINALLY COMES TO THE BOY WHO SUCCEEDED.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT FINALLY COMES TO THE BOY WHO SUCCEEDED.
which person or people
From this reading WHAT FINALLY COMES TO THE BOY WHO SUCCEEDED.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You an associate of Tenderloin thugs!
Chapter 17 of Born to Good Luck by Self-made man holds 540 sentences, grouped into 108 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 17 holds 540 sentences of Born to Good Luck, unabridged, divided into 108 reading sections.
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