Chapter 10 of Doubloons—and the Girl is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Doubloons—and the Girl is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPRICIOUS FORTUNE Drew experienced a thrill of delight. But he felt that he ought to protest. "I'm not putting up anything toward the expense," he said. "If things go wrong, you'll lose heavily. I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Chapter 10 of Doubloons—and the Girl is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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changeable
From this reading “CAPRICIOUS FORTUNE Drew experienced a thrill of delight.”
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading “"I'm not putting up anything toward the expense," he said.”
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading “CAPRICIOUS FORTUNE Drew experienced a thrill of delight.”
obtain
From this reading “I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.”
to a considerable degree
From this reading “"If things go wrong, you'll lose heavily.”
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “But he felt that he ought to protest.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “"I'm not putting up anything toward the expense," he said.”
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading “CAPRICIOUS FORTUNE Drew experienced a thrill of delight.”
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be unsuccessful
In this reading “"If things go wrong, you'll lose heavily.”
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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 CAPRICIOUS FORTUNE Drew experienced a thrill of delight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
any thing at all
From this reading "I'm not putting up anything toward the expense," he said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he felt that he ought to protest.
changeable
From this reading CAPRICIOUS FORTUNE Drew experienced a thrill of delight.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading CAPRICIOUS FORTUNE Drew experienced a thrill of delight.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading CAPRICIOUS FORTUNE Drew experienced a thrill of delight.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading "I'm not putting up anything toward the expense," he said.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading CAPRICIOUS FORTUNE Drew experienced a thrill of delight.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But he felt that he ought to protest.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading CAPRICIOUS FORTUNE Drew experienced a thrill of delight.
obtain
From this reading I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "If things go wrong, you'll lose heavily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he felt that he ought to protest.
to a considerable degree
From this reading "If things go wrong, you'll lose heavily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not putting up anything toward the expense," he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If things go wrong, you'll lose heavily.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "If things go wrong, you'll lose heavily.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not putting up anything toward the expense," he said.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAPRICIOUS FORTUNE Drew experienced a thrill of delight.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading But he felt that he ought to protest.
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading But he felt that he ought to protest.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "I'm not putting up anything toward the expense," he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm not putting up anything toward the expense," he said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he felt that he ought to protest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'm not putting up anything toward the expense," he said.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "If things go wrong, you'll lose heavily.
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading CAPRICIOUS FORTUNE Drew experienced a thrill of delight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he felt that he ought to protest.
in the direction of
From this reading "I'm not putting up anything toward the expense," he said.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I'm not putting up anything toward the expense," he said.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "If things go wrong, you'll lose heavily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If things go wrong, you'll lose heavily.
Chapter 10 of Doubloons—and the Girl by John Maxwell Forbes holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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 184 sentences of Doubloons—and the Girl, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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