Chapter 3 of Friday, the Thirteenth: A Novel is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Friday, the Thirteenth: A Novel is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He Listened a moment, then answered, “Stand on it at 80 for 12,000 shares. I will be there in a second.” He dropped the receiver. “Jim, we have struck a snag. Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.
Chapter 3 of Friday, the Thirteenth: A Novel is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.”
plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.”
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading “He dropped the receiver.”
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading “He Listened a moment, then answered, “Stand on it at 80 for 12,000 shares.”
catch on a snag
From this reading ““Jim, we have struck a snag.”
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He Listened a moment, then answered, “Stand on it at 80 for 12,000 shares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He Listened a moment, then answered, “Stand on it at 80 for 12,000 shares.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He Listened a moment, then answered, “Stand on it at 80 for 12,000 shares.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading He Listened a moment, then answered, “Stand on it at 80 for 12,000 shares.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He Listened a moment, then answered, “Stand on it at 80 for 12,000 shares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I will be there in a second.”
plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading He dropped the receiver.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He Listened a moment, then answered, “Stand on it at 80 for 12,000 shares.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Jim, we have struck a snag.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He Listened a moment, then answered, “Stand on it at 80 for 12,000 shares.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will be there in a second.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I will be there in a second.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He Listened a moment, then answered, “Stand on it at 80 for 12,000 shares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Jim, we have struck a snag.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.
and nothing more
From this reading Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading He Listened a moment, then answered, “Stand on it at 80 for 12,000 shares.
a particular point in time
From this reading He Listened a moment, then answered, “Stand on it at 80 for 12,000 shares.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He Listened a moment, then answered, “Stand on it at 80 for 12,000 shares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading He dropped the receiver.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I will be there in a second.”
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading He Listened a moment, then answered, “Stand on it at 80 for 12,000 shares.
catch on a snag
From this reading “Jim, we have struck a snag.
be standing; be upright
From this reading He Listened a moment, then answered, “Stand on it at 80 for 12,000 shares.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “Jim, we have struck a snag.
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He dropped the receiver.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He Listened a moment, then answered, “Stand on it at 80 for 12,000 shares.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I will be there in a second.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Jim, we have struck a snag.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Arthur Perkins, whom I left on guard at the pole, says Barry Conant has just jumped in and supplied all the bids.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will be there in a second.”
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