Chapter 1 of Guaranteed—Forever! is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Guaranteed—Forever! is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GUARANTEED--FOREVER! Manning had spent his life exposing mail order frauds. But Forsythe's outfit topped them all. Its products were too good to exist--yet! Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.
Chapter 1 of Guaranteed—Forever! is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “chicago” — largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.”
-ing form of “expose” — expose or make accessible to some action or influence
From this reading “Manning had spent his life exposing mail order frauds.”
plural of “fraud” — intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading “Manning had spent his life exposing mail order frauds.”
past form of “guarantee” — give surety or assume responsibility
From this reading “GUARANTEED--FOREVER!”
move in loops
From this reading “Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.”
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading “Manning had spent his life exposing mail order frauds.”
plural of “product” — commodities offered for sale
From this reading “Its products were too good to exist--yet!”
having a top of a specified character
From this reading “But Forsythe's outfit topped them all.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Its products were too good to exist--yet!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.
(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 But Forsythe's outfit topped them all.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Forsythe's outfit topped them all.
possessive form of “chicago” — largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.
have an existence, be extant
From this reading Its products were too good to exist--yet!
-ing form of “expose” — expose or make accessible to some action or influence
From this reading Manning had spent his life exposing mail order frauds.
for a limitless time
From this reading GUARANTEED--FOREVER!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Forsythe's outfit topped them all.
plural of “fraud” — intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading Manning had spent his life exposing mail order frauds.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Its products were too good to exist--yet!
past form of “guarantee” — give surety or assume responsibility
From this reading GUARANTEED--FOREVER!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Manning had spent his life exposing mail order frauds.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Manning had spent his life exposing mail order frauds.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its products were too good to exist--yet!
and nothing more
From this reading Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Manning had spent his life exposing mail order frauds.
move in loops
From this reading Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading Manning had spent his life exposing mail order frauds.
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading Manning had spent his life exposing mail order frauds.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Manning had spent his life exposing mail order frauds.
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading But Forsythe's outfit topped them all.
plural of “product” — commodities offered for sale
From this reading Its products were too good to exist--yet!
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Manning had spent his life exposing mail order frauds.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
From this reading Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But Forsythe's outfit topped them all.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Its products were too good to exist--yet!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Its products were too good to exist--yet!
having a top of a specified character
From this reading But Forsythe's outfit topped them all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clark Street, just north of Chicago's Loop, was the symbol of a million things, all of them bad, Manning thought.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its products were too good to exist--yet!
but in spite of that
From this reading Its products were too good to exist--yet!
Chapter 1 of Guaranteed—Forever! by Frank M. Robinson holds 497 sentences, grouped into 100 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 1 holds 497 sentences of Guaranteed—Forever!, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
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