Chapter 15 of Luck and Pluck is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Luck and Pluck is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. OAKLEY'S NOTE. John opened the note, little suspecting the nature of its contents. It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present. As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.
Chapter 15 of Luck and Pluck is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading “As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.”
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.”
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading “As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “John opened the note, little suspecting the nature of its contents.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.”
United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926)
From this reading “OAKLEY'S NOTE.”
possessive form of “oakley” — United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926)
From this reading “OAKLEY'S NOTE.”
-ing form of “suspect” — imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading “John opened the note, little suspecting the nature of its contents.”
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In this reading “As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.”
In this reading “As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.”
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be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading John opened the note, little suspecting the nature of its contents.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading John opened the note, little suspecting the nature of its contents.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John opened the note, little suspecting the nature of its contents.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading John opened the note, little suspecting the nature of its contents.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading John opened the note, little suspecting the nature of its contents.
a brief written record
From this reading OAKLEY'S NOTE.
United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926)
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
possessive form of “oakley” — United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926)
From this reading OAKLEY'S NOTE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John opened the note, little suspecting the nature of its contents.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading John opened the note, little suspecting the nature of its contents.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.
-ing form of “suspect” — imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading John opened the note, little suspecting the nature of its contents.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John opened the note, little suspecting the nature of its contents.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As you and Benjamin find it so difficult to agree, it will be much better that you should live apart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was as follows:-- "JOHN OAKLEY:--I have made an arrangement with my brother to have you board with him for the present.
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