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Chapter 5 of It pays to advertise is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COUNTESS. C’est un chèque de Morgan Harjes pour cent mille francs. RODNEY. (_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap. COUNTESS.
Chapter 5 of It pays to advertise is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “C’est un chèque de Morgan Harjes pour cent mille francs.”
a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
From this reading “(_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.”
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading “C’est un chèque de Morgan Harjes pour cent mille francs.”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “C’est un chèque de Morgan Harjes pour cent mille francs.”
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading “(_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.”
cause to run
From this reading “C’est un chèque de Morgan Harjes pour cent mille francs.”
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading “(_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.”
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
From this reading “(_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.”
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From this reading (_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.
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From this reading (_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.
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From this reading C’est un chèque de Morgan Harjes pour cent mille francs.
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading C’est un chèque de Morgan Harjes pour cent mille francs.
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From this reading C’est un chèque de Morgan Harjes pour cent mille francs.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading COUNTESS.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading C’est un chèque de Morgan Harjes pour cent mille francs.
a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
From this reading (_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading (_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading C’est un chèque de Morgan Harjes pour cent mille francs.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading (_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading (_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.
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From this reading C’est un chèque de Morgan Harjes pour cent mille francs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading (_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.
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From this reading C’est un chèque de Morgan Harjes pour cent mille francs.
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading C’est un chèque de Morgan Harjes pour cent mille francs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading (_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.
cause to run
From this reading C’est un chèque de Morgan Harjes pour cent mille francs.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading (_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RODNEY.
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
From this reading (_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_Looking at it_) Draft for $20,000 in full payment for French rights of the 13 Soap.
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading C’est un chèque de Morgan Harjes pour cent mille francs.
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