Chapter XIV of Mark Manning's Mission, “An Important Proposal,” is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIV
Chapter XIV of Mark Manning's Mission, “An Important Proposal,” is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"THERE is a further sum of a thousand dollars," suggested the lawyer. "What is your pleasure in regard to that?" "The boy is to have that too. Deposit it in some savings' bank in your own name as his trustee." "That makes the boy worth five thousand dollars—a large gift."
Chapter XIV of Mark Manning's Mission, “An Important Proposal,” is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “Deposit it in some savings' bank in your own name as his trustee."”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “"THERE is a further sum of a thousand dollars," suggested the lawyer.”
something acquired without compensation
From this reading “"That makes the boy worth five thousand dollars—a large gift."”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “"THERE is a further sum of a thousand dollars," suggested the lawyer.”
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “"What is your pleasure in regard to that?"”
a fund of money put by as a reserve
From this reading “Deposit it in some savings' bank in your own name as his trustee."”
a quantity of money
From this reading “"THERE is a further sum of a thousand dollars," suggested the lawyer.”
a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
From this reading “Deposit it in some savings' bank in your own name as his trustee."”
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 “"THERE is a further sum of a thousand dollars," suggested the lawyer.”
In this reading “"That makes the boy worth five thousand dollars—a large gift."”
In this reading “"That makes the boy worth five thousand dollars—a large gift."”
In this reading “"What is your pleasure in regard to that?"”
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 "THERE is a further sum of a thousand dollars," suggested the lawyer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Deposit it in some savings' bank in your own name as his trustee."
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Deposit it in some savings' bank in your own name as his trustee."
a youthful male person
From this reading "The boy is to have that too.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Deposit it in some savings' bank in your own name as his trustee."
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "THERE is a further sum of a thousand dollars," suggested the lawyer.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "That makes the boy worth five thousand dollars—a large gift."
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 "THERE is a further sum of a thousand dollars," suggested the lawyer.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading "That makes the boy worth five thousand dollars—a large gift."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The boy is to have that too.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Deposit it in some savings' bank in your own name as his trustee."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What is your pleasure in regard to that?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "THERE is a further sum of a thousand dollars," suggested the lawyer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Deposit it in some savings' bank in your own name as his trustee."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "That makes the boy worth five thousand dollars—a large gift."
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading "THERE is a further sum of a thousand dollars," suggested the lawyer.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "That makes the boy worth five thousand dollars—a large gift."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Deposit it in some savings' bank in your own name as his trustee."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THERE is a further sum of a thousand dollars," suggested the lawyer.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Deposit it in some savings' bank in your own name as his trustee."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "What is your pleasure in regard to that?"
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading "What is your pleasure in regard to that?"
a fund of money put by as a reserve
From this reading Deposit it in some savings' bank in your own name as his trustee."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Deposit it in some savings' bank in your own name as his trustee."
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "THERE is a further sum of a thousand dollars," suggested the lawyer.
a quantity of money
From this reading "THERE is a further sum of a thousand dollars," suggested the lawyer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What is your pleasure in regard to that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THERE is a further sum of a thousand dollars," suggested the lawyer.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "THERE is a further sum of a thousand dollars," suggested the lawyer.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "THERE is a further sum of a thousand dollars," suggested the lawyer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What is your pleasure in regard to that?"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "The boy is to have that too.
a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
From this reading Deposit it in some savings' bank in your own name as his trustee."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is your pleasure in regard to that?"
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "That makes the boy worth five thousand dollars—a large gift."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What is your pleasure in regard to that?"
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