Chapter 3 of Mark Tidd, Editor is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Mark Tidd, Editor is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.” “What’s workin’ capital?” Plunk wanted to know. “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’. Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.
Chapter 3 of Mark Tidd, Editor is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading ““The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.””
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.”
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading ““The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.””
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading “Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading ““The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.””
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading ““The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.””
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
From this reading “Plunk wanted to know.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “Plunk wanted to know.”
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 t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Plunk wanted to know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
From this reading Plunk wanted to know.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Right now we have to buy ink and p-paper and things.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Plunk wanted to know.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Plunk wanted to know.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s workin’ capital?”
at the time that
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The t-trouble with this business,” says Mark, when we were back in the office, “is that we haven’t m-much workin’ capital.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It’s money you have to keep your b-business runnin’.
Chapter 3 of Mark Tidd, Editor by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 330 sentences, grouped into 66 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.
Chapter 3 holds 330 sentences of Mark Tidd, Editor, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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