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Chapter 10 of In Luck at Last is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"IT IS MY COUSIN." "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish? It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end. Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?" "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
Chapter 10 of In Luck at Last is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “"IT IS MY COUSIN."”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “"Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “"You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “"You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “"You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “"Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?”
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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 It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
later than; following
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "IT IS MY COUSIN."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
the act of departing
From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "IT IS MY COUSIN."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "IT IS MY COUSIN."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "IT IS MY COUSIN."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It looks to me as if there was a prison-van and a police-court at the end.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
during the time that
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Well, Joe," said his wife, "and how is it going to finish?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you think we had better back out of it while there is time?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a fool!" her husband replied--it was the morning after his visit to Clara; "you know nothing about it.
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