Chapter 11 of Luck and Pluck is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Luck and Pluck is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOHN CONSULTS A LAWYER. Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John. Her brother lived nearly one hundred miles distant. She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans. She felt, too, that she would be more comfortable with him out of the house.
Chapter 11 of Luck and Pluck is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading “She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.”
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John.”
third-person singular of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading “JOHN CONSULTS A LAWYER.”
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading “She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “JOHN CONSULTS A LAWYER.”
United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926)
From this reading “Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.”
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading “She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.”
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 “Her brother lived nearly one hundred miles distant.”
In this reading “She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.”
In this reading “Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John.”
In this reading “Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JOHN CONSULTS A LAWYER.
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John.
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She felt, too, that she would be more comfortable with him out of the house.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Her brother lived nearly one hundred miles distant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading She felt, too, that she would be more comfortable with him out of the house.
third-person singular of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading JOHN CONSULTS A LAWYER.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Her brother lived nearly one hundred miles distant.
divisible by two
From this reading She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her brother lived nearly one hundred miles distant.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She felt, too, that she would be more comfortable with him out of the house.
ten 10s
From this reading Her brother lived nearly one hundred miles distant.
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN CONSULTS A LAWYER.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading JOHN CONSULTS A LAWYER.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Her brother lived nearly one hundred miles distant.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Her brother lived nearly one hundred miles distant.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She felt, too, that she would be more comfortable with him out of the house.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Her brother lived nearly one hundred miles distant.
United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926)
From this reading Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She felt, too, that she would be more comfortable with him out of the house.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her brother lived nearly one hundred miles distant.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She felt, too, that she would be more comfortable with him out of the house.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John.
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt, too, that she would be more comfortable with him out of the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She felt, too, that she would be more comfortable with him out of the house.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John.
(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 Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Oakley felt very well pleased with the arrangement she had made about John.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have liked John even further off; but this would remove him from the ability to interfere with her plans.
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