Chapter 9 of Bouncing Bet is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Bouncing Bet is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“TOMMY, I have missed you shockingly. You haven’t been in for days and days. I suppose science has been benefiting at my expense. Magic must have been working like yeast?” Mr. Meadowcroft observed pensively.
Chapter 9 of Bouncing Bet is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “benefit” — derive a benefit from
From this reading “I suppose science has been benefiting at my expense.”
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading “I suppose science has been benefiting at my expense.”
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “Magic must have been working like yeast?””
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading ““TOMMY, I have missed you shockingly.”
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading “I suppose science has been benefiting at my expense.”
extremely
From this reading ““TOMMY, I have missed you shockingly.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “Magic must have been working like yeast?””
a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
From this reading “Magic must have been working like yeast?””
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You haven’t been in for days and days.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I suppose science has been benefiting at my expense.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You haven’t been in for days and days.
-ing form of “benefit” — derive a benefit from
From this reading I suppose science has been benefiting at my expense.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading You haven’t been in for days and days.
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading I suppose science has been benefiting at my expense.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You haven’t been in for days and days.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I suppose science has been benefiting at my expense.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “TOMMY, I have missed you shockingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You haven’t been in for days and days.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “TOMMY, I have missed you shockingly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You haven’t been in for days and days.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Magic must have been working like yeast?”
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading Magic must have been working like yeast?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Meadowcroft observed pensively.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “TOMMY, I have missed you shockingly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Meadowcroft observed pensively.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Magic must have been working like yeast?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I suppose science has been benefiting at my expense.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Mr. Meadowcroft observed pensively.
in a pensive manner
From this reading Mr. Meadowcroft observed pensively.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading I suppose science has been benefiting at my expense.
extremely
From this reading “TOMMY, I have missed you shockingly.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose science has been benefiting at my expense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “TOMMY, I have missed you shockingly.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Magic must have been working like yeast?”
a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
From this reading Magic must have been working like yeast?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “TOMMY, I have missed you shockingly.
Chapter 9 of Bouncing Bet by Joslyn Gray holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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 9 holds 103 sentences of Bouncing Bet, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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