Chapter 10 of Brothers is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Brothers is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Which excites you most—winning or losing, Jim?" "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be." "Ah," said Betty. "What do you do with your gains?" "Let ’em increase and multiply.
Chapter 10 of Brothers is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “excite” — arouse or elicit a feeling
From this reading “"Which excites you most—winning or losing, Jim?"”
plural of “gain” — a quantity that is added
From this reading “"What do you do with your gains?"”
a quantity that is added
From this reading “"Let ’em increase and multiply.”
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “"Which excites you most—winning or losing, Jim?"”
combine by multiplication
From this reading “"Let ’em increase and multiply.”
someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
From this reading “"One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."”
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading “"One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."”
having won
From this reading “"Which excites you most—winning or losing, Jim?"”
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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commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah," said Betty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Let ’em increase and multiply.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah," said Betty.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you do with your gains?"
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Let ’em increase and multiply.
third-person singular of “excite” — arouse or elicit a feeling
From this reading "Which excites you most—winning or losing, Jim?"
plural of “gain” — a quantity that is added
From this reading "What do you do with your gains?"
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
a quantity that is added
From this reading "Let ’em increase and multiply.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Which excites you most—winning or losing, Jim?"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let ’em increase and multiply.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "Which excites you most—winning or losing, Jim?"
something that is lost
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Which excites you most—winning or losing, Jim?"
combine by multiplication
From this reading "Let ’em increase and multiply.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Which excites you most—winning or losing, Jim?"
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
at the time that
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which excites you most—winning or losing, Jim?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "One gets accustomed to winning," said the successful speculator, "but losing is heart-breaking, particularly when you are unable to guess what the loss will be."
having won
From this reading "Which excites you most—winning or losing, Jim?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What do you do with your gains?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Which excites you most—winning or losing, Jim?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you do with your gains?"
Chapter 10 of Brothers by Horace Annesley Vachell holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 413 sentences of Brothers, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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