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Chapter 10
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_Shy_. Three thousand ducats--well. _Bass_. Ay, sir, for three months. _Shy_.
Miles Wallingford Sequel
Chapter X · Chapter 10
Chapter 10 of Miles Wallingford Sequel is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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_Shy_.
Three
thousand
ducats--well.
_Bass_.
Ay,
sir,
for
three
months.
_Shy_.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Miles Wallingford Sequel
Chapter X · Chapter 10
Chapter 10 of Miles Wallingford Sequel is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
_Shy_.
/ʃaɪ/
Line 2
Three
thousand
ducats--well.
Line 3
_Bass_.
/bæs/
Line 4
Ay,
sir,
for
three
months.
Line 5
_Shy_.
/ʃaɪ/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Bass
noun
US /bæs/
the lowest part of the musical range
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “Ay, sir, for three months.”
Shy
verb
US /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
term of address for a man
From this reading “Ay, sir, for three months.”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “Three thousand ducats--well.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Three thousand ducats--well.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Three thousand ducats--well.”
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Ay
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From this reading Ay, sir, for three months.
BassnounUS /bæs/
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading _Bass_.
ducats
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three thousand ducats--well.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ay, sir, for three months.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Ay, sir, for three months.
ShyverbUS /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading _Shy_.
term of address for a man
From this reading Ay, sir, for three months.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Three thousand ducats--well.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three thousand ducats--well.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Three thousand ducats--well.
Chapter 10 of Miles Wallingford Sequel by James Fenimore Cooper holds 262 sentences, grouped into 53 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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- Chide
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