Chapter 40 of It Is Never Too Late to Mend is here in full — 515 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of It Is Never Too Late to Mend is here in full — 515 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities. The partners look blank. “I know,” said Meadows, “I should cripple you. Well, I am not going to, nor let any one else--it would not suit my book.
Chapter 40 of It Is Never Too Late to Mend is here in full — 515 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading “The partners look blank.”
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading “MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.”
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
From this reading ““I know,” said Meadows, “I should cripple you.”
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading “MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.”
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “The partners look blank.”
plural of “security” — the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading “MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “Well, I am not going to, nor let any one else--it would not suit my book.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Well, I am not going to, nor let any one else--it would not suit my book.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Well, I am not going to, nor let any one else--it would not suit my book.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading The partners look blank.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Well, I am not going to, nor let any one else--it would not suit my book.
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
From this reading “I know,” said Meadows, “I should cripple you.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
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From this reading Well, I am not going to, nor let any one else--it would not suit my book.
the act of departing
From this reading Well, I am not going to, nor let any one else--it would not suit my book.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know,” said Meadows, “I should cripple you.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, I am not going to, nor let any one else--it would not suit my book.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know,” said Meadows, “I should cripple you.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Well, I am not going to, nor let any one else--it would not suit my book.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The partners look blank.
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well, I am not going to, nor let any one else--it would not suit my book.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Well, I am not going to, nor let any one else--it would not suit my book.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, I am not going to, nor let any one else--it would not suit my book.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, I am not going to, nor let any one else--it would not suit my book.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading The partners look blank.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
plural of “security” — the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I know,” said Meadows, “I should cripple you.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Well, I am not going to, nor let any one else--it would not suit my book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
(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, I am not going to, nor let any one else--it would not suit my book.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading MEADOWS went to the bank--into the parlor--and said he must draw seven thousand pounds of cash and securities.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well, I am not going to, nor let any one else--it would not suit my book.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I know,” said Meadows, “I should cripple you.
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