Chapter 13 of Memoirs of a millionaire is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Memoirs of a millionaire is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?” (_Cathedral._) LOWELL. (Extract from the “Chicago Inter-Ocean.”) GOOD CITIZENSHIP! HOW A BOSTON BEAUTY PROPOSES TO BRING IT ABOUT!
Chapter 13 of Memoirs of a millionaire is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any large and important church
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “(Extract from the “Chicago Inter-Ocean.”)”
the status of a citizen with rights and duties
From this reading “GOOD CITIZENSHIP!”
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading “(Extract from the “Chicago Inter-Ocean.”)”
a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
From this reading ““Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?””
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading “(_Cathedral._) LOWELL.”
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading ““Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?””
third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “HOW A BOSTON BEAUTY PROPOSES TO BRING IT ABOUT!”
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In this reading “(Extract from the “Chicago Inter-Ocean.”)”
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading ““Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?””
In this reading ““Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?””
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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 HOW A BOSTON BEAUTY PROPOSES TO BRING IT ABOUT!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading HOW A BOSTON BEAUTY PROPOSES TO BRING IT ABOUT!
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading HOW A BOSTON BEAUTY PROPOSES TO BRING IT ABOUT!
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading HOW A BOSTON BEAUTY PROPOSES TO BRING IT ABOUT!
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading HOW A BOSTON BEAUTY PROPOSES TO BRING IT ABOUT!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
any large and important church
From this reading (_Cathedral._) LOWELL.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading (Extract from the “Chicago Inter-Ocean.”)
the status of a citizen with rights and duties
From this reading GOOD CITIZENSHIP!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading (Extract from the “Chicago Inter-Ocean.”)
the organ of sight
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading (Extract from the “Chicago Inter-Ocean.”)
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading GOOD CITIZENSHIP!
a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW A BOSTON BEAUTY PROPOSES TO BRING IT ABOUT!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (Extract from the “Chicago Inter-Ocean.”)
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW A BOSTON BEAUTY PROPOSES TO BRING IT ABOUT!
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading (_Cathedral._) LOWELL.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading HOW A BOSTON BEAUTY PROPOSES TO BRING IT ABOUT!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (Extract from the “Chicago Inter-Ocean.”)
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW A BOSTON BEAUTY PROPOSES TO BRING IT ABOUT!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Shall not that Western Goth of whom we spoke, So fiercely practical, so keen of eye, Find out some day, that nothing pays but God?”
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