Chapter 8 of Mark Tidd, Manufacturer is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Mark Tidd, Manufacturer is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars. He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out. “Where you goin’?” says I. “Sell some s-s-stuff,” says he. “How?” says I.
Chapter 8 of Mark Tidd, Manufacturer is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.”
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.”
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading “He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ““Where you goin’?” says I.”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading ““Sell some s-s-stuff,” says he.”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.”
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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In this reading “Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.”
In this reading “He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
(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 Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where you goin’?” says I.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How?” says I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Where you goin’?” says I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.
and nothing more
From this reading He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sell some s-s-stuff,” says he.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Where you goin’?” says I.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “Sell some s-s-stuff,” says he.
being two more than seventy
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Sell some s-s-stuff,” says he.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He never mentioned it, but just took his reports of what we had in stock and went out.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where you goin’?” says I.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Next morning you would have thought Mark had forgotten all about old-man Fugle and his two hunderd and seventy-two dollars.
Chapter 8 of Mark Tidd, Manufacturer by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 8 holds 205 sentences of Mark Tidd, Manufacturer, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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