Chapter 15 of Henry Is Twenty is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Henry Is Twenty is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents. His rough estimate of immediate expenditures was considerable. 'Got to have money now, Hen! To-day. Before night.
Chapter 15 of Henry Is Twenty is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents.”
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading “'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents.”
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
From this reading “His rough estimate of immediate expenditures was considerable.”
plural of “expenditure” — money paid out; an amount spent
From this reading “His rough estimate of immediate expenditures was considerable.”
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents.”
adult female chicken
From this reading “'Got to have money now, Hen!”
possessive form of “henry” — a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents.”
of the present time and place
From this reading “His rough estimate of immediate expenditures was considerable.”
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In this reading “'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents.”
In this reading “'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading 'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His rough estimate of immediate expenditures was considerable.
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading 'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents.
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
From this reading His rough estimate of immediate expenditures was considerable.
plural of “expenditure” — money paid out; an amount spent
From this reading His rough estimate of immediate expenditures was considerable.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading 'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'Got to have money now, Hen!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Got to have money now, Hen!
adult female chicken
From this reading 'Got to have money now, Hen!
possessive form of “henry” — a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading 'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His rough estimate of immediate expenditures was considerable.
of the present time and place
From this reading His rough estimate of immediate expenditures was considerable.
a particular point in time
From this reading 'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading 'Got to have money now, Hen!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Before night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Got to have money now, Hen!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His rough estimate of immediate expenditures was considerable.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading His rough estimate of immediate expenditures was considerable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Got to have money now, Hen!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading 'But--but----' Henry's earthly wealth at the moment was about forty cents.
Chapter 15 of Henry Is Twenty by Samuel Merwin holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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