Chapter 5 of Bunker Bean is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Bunker Bean is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The professor suffered from the same danger. He, too, dared trust himself to say no more than the few necessary words. "There must be a payment down," he said with forced coldness. "How much?" "A thousand wouldn't be any too much."
Chapter 5 of Bunker Bean is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sensation produced by low temperatures
From this reading “"There must be a payment down," he said with forced coldness.”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “The professor suffered from the same danger.”
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “He, too, dared trust himself to say no more than the few necessary words.”
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading “"There must be a payment down," he said with forced coldness.”
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading “"There must be a payment down," he said with forced coldness.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “The professor suffered from the same danger.”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “The professor suffered from the same danger.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “He, too, dared trust himself to say no more than the few necessary words.”
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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 must be a payment down," he said with forced coldness.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "A thousand wouldn't be any too much."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There must be a payment down," he said with forced coldness.
the sensation produced by low temperatures
From this reading "There must be a payment down," he said with forced coldness.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The professor suffered from the same danger.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading He, too, dared trust himself to say no more than the few necessary words.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "There must be a payment down," he said with forced coldness.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He, too, dared trust himself to say no more than the few necessary words.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading "There must be a payment down," he said with forced coldness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The professor suffered from the same danger.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, too, dared trust himself to say no more than the few necessary words.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He, too, dared trust himself to say no more than the few necessary words.
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From this reading "How much?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He, too, dared trust himself to say no more than the few necessary words.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "How much?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "There must be a payment down," he said with forced coldness.
absolutely essential
From this reading He, too, dared trust himself to say no more than the few necessary words.
not any; not one
From this reading He, too, dared trust himself to say no more than the few necessary words.
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading "There must be a payment down," he said with forced coldness.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading The professor suffered from the same danger.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There must be a payment down," he said with forced coldness.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The professor suffered from the same danger.
express in words
From this reading He, too, dared trust himself to say no more than the few necessary words.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading The professor suffered from the same danger.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He, too, dared trust himself to say no more than the few necessary words.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The professor suffered from the same danger.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There must be a payment down," he said with forced coldness.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "A thousand wouldn't be any too much."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He, too, dared trust himself to say no more than the few necessary words.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He, too, dared trust himself to say no more than the few necessary words.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading He, too, dared trust himself to say no more than the few necessary words.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "There must be a payment down," he said with forced coldness.
the words that are spoken
From this reading He, too, dared trust himself to say no more than the few necessary words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A thousand wouldn't be any too much."
Chapter 5 of Bunker Bean by Harry Leon Wilson holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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