Chapter 16 of Kit Musgrave's Luck is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Kit Musgrave's Luck is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters. Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_. They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation. All was quiet. One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.
Chapter 16 of Kit Musgrave's Luck is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the combination of two or more commercial companies
From this reading “They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.”
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading “Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_.”
any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions
From this reading “WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.”
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
From this reading “WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.”
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.”
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
From this reading “One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.”
hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
From this reading “One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.”
possessive form of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.”
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.
In this reading “WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.”
In this reading “WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All was quiet.
the combination of two or more commercial companies
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.
any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
made or joined or united into one
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
the literary culture
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading All was quiet.
make short successive sounds
From this reading One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Austin lounged in a basket-chair opposite and read the _Diario_.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
From this reading One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
From this reading One heard the fountain splash and Betty's typewriter rattle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was quiet.
possessive form of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading WOLF'S OFFER Jefferson sat in the shade of the bougainvillea and pondered some letters.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They had combined their business as far as possible, but Pancho Brown would not agree to a formal amalgamation.
Chapter 16 of Kit Musgrave's Luck by Harold Bindloss holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 16 holds 168 sentences of Kit Musgrave's Luck, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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