Chapter 6 of Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No; I never sell anything of that kind." "Not at a large price?" "Not any price," Gregg replied in a decided tone. It was just as he expected. These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
Chapter 6 of Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.”
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.”
recognizable; marked
From this reading “"Not any price," Gregg replied in a decided tone.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “It was just as he expected.”
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
From this reading “These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “"Not at a large price?"”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “"No; I never sell anything of that kind."”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “"Not any price," Gregg replied in a decided tone.”
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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 "Not at a large price?"
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Not any price," Gregg replied in a decided tone.
any thing at all
From this reading "No; I never sell anything of that kind."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was just as he expected.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not at a large price?"
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
recognizable; marked
From this reading "Not any price," Gregg replied in a decided tone.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading It was just as he expected.
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not any price," Gregg replied in a decided tone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was just as he expected.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No; I never sell anything of that kind."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not any price," Gregg replied in a decided tone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just as he expected.
and nothing more
From this reading It was just as he expected.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "No; I never sell anything of that kind."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Not at a large price?"
the force of workers available
From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "No; I never sell anything of that kind."
not any; not one
From this reading "No; I never sell anything of that kind."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not at a large price?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No; I never sell anything of that kind."
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading "Not at a large price?"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Not any price," Gregg replied in a decided tone.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading "No; I never sell anything of that kind."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No; I never sell anything of that kind."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These men of business gauge everything by their bank accounts.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Not any price," Gregg replied in a decided tone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was just as he expected.
Chapter 6 of Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance by Francis Hopkinson Smith holds 415 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 6 holds 415 sentences of Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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