Chapter 6 of It pays to advertise is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of It pays to advertise is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PEALE. (_Rises quickly_) Nothing—absolutely nothing. (_Sits_) RODNEY. (_Quickly_) But I have a lot to say. We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.
Chapter 6 of It pays to advertise is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “(_Rises quickly_) Nothing—absolutely nothing.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.”
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “(_Quickly_) But I have a lot to say.”
with speed
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
From this reading “We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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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 (_Quickly_) But I have a lot to say.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading (_Rises quickly_) Nothing—absolutely nothing.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading (_Quickly_) But I have a lot to say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.
at any time
From this reading We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading (_Quickly_) But I have a lot to say.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (_Quickly_) But I have a lot to say.
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading (_Quickly_) But I have a lot to say.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading (_Rises quickly_) Nothing—absolutely nothing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEALE.
with speed
From this reading (_Rises quickly_) Nothing—absolutely nothing.
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading (_Rises quickly_) Nothing—absolutely nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Sits_) RODNEY.
express in words
From this reading (_Quickly_) But I have a lot to say.
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading (_Sits_) RODNEY.
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
From this reading We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_Quickly_) But I have a lot to say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We may not have a big business now, but we have got a trade-mark, the catchiest trade-mark ever invented for soap.
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