Chapter 18 of Mark Tidd in Business is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Mark Tidd in Business is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hamilcar drew up just at the outskirts of Sunfield and we got out. "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock." "So?" says Mr. Hoffer. "Yes," says Mark. "We've bought it ourselves just to b-beat him, and I'll tell you why."
Chapter 18 of Mark Tidd in Business is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “"We've bought it ourselves just to b-beat him, and I'll tell you why."”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “"Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “"Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “"We've bought it ourselves just to b-beat him, and I'll tell you why."”
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading “Hamilcar drew up just at the outskirts of Sunfield and we got out.”
bypass
From this reading “"Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “"Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “"Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."”
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.
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move out of or depart from
In this reading “Hamilcar drew up just at the outskirts of Sunfield and we got out.”
In this reading “"Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."”
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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 "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hamilcar drew up just at the outskirts of Sunfield and we got out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hamilcar drew up just at the outskirts of Sunfield and we got out.
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From this reading "We've bought it ourselves just to b-beat him, and I'll tell you why."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "We've bought it ourselves just to b-beat him, and I'll tell you why."
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Hamilcar drew up just at the outskirts of Sunfield and we got out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Hamilcar drew up just at the outskirts of Sunfield and we got out.
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From this reading Hamilcar drew up just at the outskirts of Sunfield and we got out.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We've bought it ourselves just to b-beat him, and I'll tell you why."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've bought it ourselves just to b-beat him, and I'll tell you why."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We've bought it ourselves just to b-beat him, and I'll tell you why."
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From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
and nothing more
From this reading Hamilcar drew up just at the outskirts of Sunfield and we got out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hamilcar drew up just at the outskirts of Sunfield and we got out.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "We've bought it ourselves just to b-beat him, and I'll tell you why."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Hamilcar drew up just at the outskirts of Sunfield and we got out.
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading Hamilcar drew up just at the outskirts of Sunfield and we got out.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
bypass
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So?" says Mr. Hoffer.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hamilcar drew up just at the outskirts of Sunfield and we got out.
express in words
From this reading "We've bought it ourselves just to b-beat him, and I'll tell you why."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hamilcar drew up just at the outskirts of Sunfield and we got out.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hamilcar drew up just at the outskirts of Sunfield and we got out.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Hamilcar drew up just at the outskirts of Sunfield and we got out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've bought it ourselves just to b-beat him, and I'll tell you why."
at the time that
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "We've bought it ourselves just to b-beat him, and I'll tell you why."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," says Mark.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Hoffer," says Mark Tidd, "when you g-get back to your store there'll be a m-man there by the name of Jehoshaphat P. Skip, who'll want to buy your stock."
Chapter 18 of Mark Tidd in Business by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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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