Chapter 14 of Bound to Rise is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Bound to Rise is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There's a model for you," said the tailor to Maurice Tudor. "He won't pay his bills." "How did you come to trust him in the first place?" "I didn't know him then as well as I do now. I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.
Chapter 14 of Bound to Rise is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.”
plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “"He won't pay his bills."”
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading “I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.”
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading “"There's a model for you," said the tailor to Maurice Tudor.”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.”
adjust to a specific need or market
From this reading “"There's a model for you," said the tailor to Maurice Tudor.”
inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust
From this reading “I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.”
an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)
From this reading “"There's a model for you," said the tailor to Maurice Tudor.”
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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 "There's a model for you," said the tailor to Maurice Tudor.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I didn't know him then as well as I do now.
plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "He won't pay his bills."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "How did you come to trust him in the first place?"
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did you come to trust him in the first place?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't know him then as well as I do now.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I didn't know him then as well as I do now.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "How did you come to trust him in the first place?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There's a model for you," said the tailor to Maurice Tudor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He won't pay his bills."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How did you come to trust him in the first place?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He won't pay his bills."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How did you come to trust him in the first place?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't know him then as well as I do now.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "How did you come to trust him in the first place?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I didn't know him then as well as I do now.
engage in
From this reading I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a model for you," said the tailor to Maurice Tudor.
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading "There's a model for you," said the tailor to Maurice Tudor.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I didn't know him then as well as I do now.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "He won't pay his bills."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "How did you come to trust him in the first place?"
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's a model for you," said the tailor to Maurice Tudor.
adjust to a specific need or market
From this reading "There's a model for you," said the tailor to Maurice Tudor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's a model for you," said the tailor to Maurice Tudor.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I didn't know him then as well as I do now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a model for you," said the tailor to Maurice Tudor.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's a model for you," said the tailor to Maurice Tudor.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading "How did you come to trust him in the first place?"
inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust
From this reading I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.
an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)
From this reading "There's a model for you," said the tailor to Maurice Tudor.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I make it a practice to accommodate my customers by trusting them for a month or two, if they want it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "I didn't know him then as well as I do now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He won't pay his bills."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There's a model for you," said the tailor to Maurice Tudor.
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