Chapter 31 of Mark Mason's Victory is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Mark Mason's Victory is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION. Solon Talbot went home in high spirits. It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares. It had come to him as an agreeable surprise. "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Chapter 31 of Mark Mason's Victory is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading “It had come to him as an agreeable surprise.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “CONCLUSION.”
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “"With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.”
in the recent past
From this reading “It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.”
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading “It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.”
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
From this reading “Solon Talbot went home in high spirits.”
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading “Solon Talbot went home in high spirits.”
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading “It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.”
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 “"With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.”
In this reading “"With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.”
In this reading “It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.”
a feeling of joy and pride
In this reading “Solon Talbot went home in high spirits.”
In this reading “It had come to him as an agreeable surprise.”
return home
In this reading “Solon Talbot went home in high spirits.”
In this reading “It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.”
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conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading It had come to him as an agreeable surprise.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had come to him as an agreeable surprise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had come to him as an agreeable surprise.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It had come to him as an agreeable surprise.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Solon Talbot went home in high spirits.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had come to him as an agreeable surprise.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Solon Talbot went home in high spirits.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.
ten 10s
From this reading "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Solon Talbot went home in high spirits.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
and nothing more
From this reading It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
in the recent past
From this reading It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
From this reading Solon Talbot went home in high spirits.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Solon Talbot went home in high spirits.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading It had come to him as an agreeable surprise.
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading Solon Talbot went home in high spirits.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had come to him as an agreeable surprise.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was only recently that he had become aware of the great value of the Golden Hope shares.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Solon Talbot went home in high spirits.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "With what I was worth before," he soliloquized, "I may now rate myself at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
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