Chapter 4 of Dealing in Futures: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Dealing in Futures: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Charlie. Yes. It's cowardly, but I have. It's against my convictions, but, as you say, I have my price. Jabez.
Chapter 4 of Dealing in Futures: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “It's against my convictions, but, as you say, I have my price.”
plural of “conviction” — an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading “It's against my convictions, but, as you say, I have my price.”
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
From this reading “It's cowardly, but I have.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It's cowardly, but I have.”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “It's against my convictions, but, as you say, I have my price.”
express in words
From this reading “It's against my convictions, but, as you say, I have my price.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It's against my convictions, but, as you say, I have my price.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It's against my convictions, but, as you say, I have my price.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's cowardly, but I have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charlie.
plural of “conviction” — an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading It's against my convictions, but, as you say, I have my price.
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
From this reading It's cowardly, but I have.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It's cowardly, but I have.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's cowardly, but I have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's cowardly, but I have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jabez.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It's against my convictions, but, as you say, I have my price.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading It's against my convictions, but, as you say, I have my price.
express in words
From this reading It's against my convictions, but, as you say, I have my price.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's against my convictions, but, as you say, I have my price.
Chapter 4 of Dealing in Futures: A Play in Three Acts by Harold Brighouse holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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