Chapter 6 of His Great Adventure is here in full — 661 sentences across 133 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of His Great Adventure is here in full — 661 sentences across 133 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The receiver found very little to receive, naturally, after your visit. Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries. You had left the shell, of which the Court has taken physical possession.” Brainard laughed. “The old boy knew what he was about,” he said.
Chapter 6 of His Great Adventure is here in full — 661 sentences across 133 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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as might be expected
From this reading ““The receiver found very little to receive, naturally, after your visit.”
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading “You had left the shell, of which the Court has taken physical possession.””
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading “You had left the shell, of which the Court has taken physical possession.””
get something; come into possession of
From this reading ““The receiver found very little to receive, naturally, after your visit.”
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading ““The receiver found very little to receive, naturally, after your visit.”
a member of the Indian people of northern California and southern Oregon
From this reading “Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.”
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading “You had left the shell, of which the Court has taken physical possession.””
plural of “subsidiary” — an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
From this reading “Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.”
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.
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as might be expected
In this reading “Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.”
a familiar term of address for a man
In this reading ““The old boy knew what he was about,” he said.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The old boy knew what he was about,” he said.
later than; following
From this reading “The receiver found very little to receive, naturally, after your visit.
a youthful male person
From this reading “The old boy knew what he was about,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brainard laughed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading You had left the shell, of which the Court has taken physical possession.”
set up or found
From this reading “The receiver found very little to receive, naturally, after your visit.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You had left the shell, of which the Court has taken physical possession.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You had left the shell, of which the Court has taken physical possession.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The old boy knew what he was about,” he said.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “The old boy knew what he was about,” he said.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Brainard laughed.
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 You had left the shell, of which the Court has taken physical possession.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “The receiver found very little to receive, naturally, after your visit.
as might be expected
From this reading “The receiver found very little to receive, naturally, after your visit.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “The old boy knew what he was about,” he said.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading You had left the shell, of which the Court has taken physical possession.”
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading You had left the shell, of which the Court has taken physical possession.”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “The receiver found very little to receive, naturally, after your visit.
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading “The receiver found very little to receive, naturally, after your visit.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The old boy knew what he was about,” he said.
a member of the Indian people of northern California and southern Oregon
From this reading Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading You had left the shell, of which the Court has taken physical possession.”
plural of “subsidiary” — an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
From this reading Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading You had left the shell, of which the Court has taken physical possession.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The receiver found very little to receive, naturally, after your visit.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The receiver found very little to receive, naturally, after your visit.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.
precisely as stated
From this reading “The receiver found very little to receive, naturally, after your visit.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “The receiver found very little to receive, naturally, after your visit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You had left the shell, of which the Court has taken physical possession.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Of course, you can understand what they were after was not the Shasta Company, but its rich subsidiaries.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The receiver found very little to receive, naturally, after your visit.
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