Chapter 19 of Making the Nine is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Making the Nine is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COVETED OPPORTUNITY “I’LL match you for ice-cream soda, Bosworth,” said Marks. “All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience. “Heads it is. I’ll pay, come on. Two ice-cream sodas, Sam.”
Chapter 19 of Making the Nine is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a cheerful manner
From this reading ““All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.”
make up
From this reading ““All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.”
greatly desired
From this reading “THE COVETED OPPORTUNITY “I’LL match you for ice-cream soda, Bosworth,” said Marks.”
inflected form of “flip” — lightly throw to see which side comes up
From this reading ““All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.”
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading “THE COVETED OPPORTUNITY “I’LL match you for ice-cream soda, Bosworth,” said Marks.”
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading ““All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.”
a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
From this reading “THE COVETED OPPORTUNITY “I’LL match you for ice-cream soda, Bosworth,” said Marks.”
plural of “soda” — a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
From this reading “Two ice-cream sodas, Sam.””
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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 “All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.
(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 right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.
brought into existence
From this reading “All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COVETED OPPORTUNITY “I’LL match you for ice-cream soda, Bosworth,” said Marks.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.
make up
From this reading “All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I’ll pay, come on.
greatly desired
From this reading THE COVETED OPPORTUNITY “I’LL match you for ice-cream soda, Bosworth,” said Marks.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading “All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.
inflected form of “flip” — lightly throw to see which side comes up
From this reading “All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE COVETED OPPORTUNITY “I’LL match you for ice-cream soda, Bosworth,” said Marks.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Heads it is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COVETED OPPORTUNITY “I’LL match you for ice-cream soda, Bosworth,” said Marks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COVETED OPPORTUNITY “I’LL match you for ice-cream soda, Bosworth,” said Marks.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Heads it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Heads it is.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading THE COVETED OPPORTUNITY “I’LL match you for ice-cream soda, Bosworth,” said Marks.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading THE COVETED OPPORTUNITY “I’LL match you for ice-cream soda, Bosworth,” said Marks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I’ll pay, come on.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading THE COVETED OPPORTUNITY “I’LL match you for ice-cream soda, Bosworth,” said Marks.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading I’ll pay, come on.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE COVETED OPPORTUNITY “I’LL match you for ice-cream soda, Bosworth,” said Marks.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Two ice-cream sodas, Sam.”
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading “All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.
a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
From this reading THE COVETED OPPORTUNITY “I’LL match you for ice-cream soda, Bosworth,” said Marks.
plural of “soda” — a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
From this reading Two ice-cream sodas, Sam.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COVETED OPPORTUNITY “I’LL match you for ice-cream soda, Bosworth,” said Marks.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two ice-cream sodas, Sam.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “All right,” replied Bosworth, cheerfully, as he flipped the coin with a skill born of experience.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE COVETED OPPORTUNITY “I’LL match you for ice-cream soda, Bosworth,” said Marks.
Chapter 19 of Making the Nine by Albertus T. (Albertus True) Dudley holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
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