Chapter 33 of Luck and Pluck is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of Luck and Pluck is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE METAMORPHOSIS. Ben decided not to produce the will too soon. It would look suspicious. Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised. The afternoon of the next day he thought would be quite soon enough to "find" it.
Chapter 33 of Luck and Pluck is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “Ben decided not to produce the will too soon.”
A change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one.
From this reading “A STRANGE METAMORPHOSIS.”
not able to be found
From this reading “Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.”
bring forth or yield
From this reading “Ben decided not to produce the will too soon.”
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.”
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading “Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.”
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading “It would look suspicious.”
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 “The afternoon of the next day he thought would be quite soon enough to "find" it.”
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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 A STRANGE METAMORPHOSIS.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The afternoon of the next day he thought would be quite soon enough to "find" it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Ben decided not to produce the will too soon.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The afternoon of the next day he thought would be quite soon enough to "find" it.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Ben decided not to produce the will too soon.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The afternoon of the next day he thought would be quite soon enough to "find" it.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The afternoon of the next day he thought would be quite soon enough to "find" it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The afternoon of the next day he thought would be quite soon enough to "find" it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would look suspicious.
for more time
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It would look suspicious.
A change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one.
From this reading A STRANGE METAMORPHOSIS.
not able to be found
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
as might be expected
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The afternoon of the next day he thought would be quite soon enough to "find" it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ben decided not to produce the will too soon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The afternoon of the next day he thought would be quite soon enough to "find" it.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
bring forth or yield
From this reading Ben decided not to produce the will too soon.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The afternoon of the next day he thought would be quite soon enough to "find" it.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Besides, the longer it remained missing, the more rejoiced his mother would be to recover it, and so naturally the more ready to pay the reward she had promised.
in the near future
From this reading Ben decided not to produce the will too soon.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE METAMORPHOSIS.
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading It would look suspicious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ben decided not to produce the will too soon.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The afternoon of the next day he thought would be quite soon enough to "find" it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ben decided not to produce the will too soon.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Ben decided not to produce the will too soon.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Ben decided not to produce the will too soon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would look suspicious.
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