Chapter 4 of Nat Goodwin's Book is here in full — 487 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Nat Goodwin's Book is here in full — 487 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I wonder how much Charles Frohman has made with his stars! And now let us face a fact that is indisputable--business is very bad. Ten years ago a ten thousand dollar week was considered only a good one. To-day it is an event. Even poor little I played to over fifteen thousand and no fuss was made about it.
Chapter 4 of Nat Goodwin's Book is here in full — 487 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “I wonder how much Charles Frohman has made with his stars!”
carefully weighed
From this reading “Ten years ago a ten thousand dollar week was considered only a good one.”
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Ten years ago a ten thousand dollar week was considered only a good one.”
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “To-day it is an event.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “Even poor little I played to over fifteen thousand and no fuss was made about it.”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “Even poor little I played to over fifteen thousand and no fuss was made about it.”
not open to question; obviously true
From this reading “And now let us face a fact that is indisputable--business is very bad.”
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “I wonder how much Charles Frohman has made with his stars!”
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 “Ten years ago a ten thousand dollar week was considered only a good one.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
In this reading “Ten years ago a ten thousand dollar week was considered only a good one.”
In this reading “Ten years ago a ten thousand dollar week was considered only a good one.”
In this reading “Even poor little I played to over fifteen thousand and no fuss was made about it.”
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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 And now let us face a fact that is indisputable--business is very bad.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Even poor little I played to over fifteen thousand and no fuss was made about it.
in the past
From this reading Ten years ago a ten thousand dollar week was considered only a good one.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To-day it is an event.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now let us face a fact that is indisputable--business is very bad.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading And now let us face a fact that is indisputable--business is very bad.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading And now let us face a fact that is indisputable--business is very bad.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading I wonder how much Charles Frohman has made with his stars!
carefully weighed
From this reading Ten years ago a ten thousand dollar week was considered only a good one.
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Ten years ago a ten thousand dollar week was considered only a good one.
divisible by two
From this reading Even poor little I played to over fifteen thousand and no fuss was made about it.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading To-day it is an event.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And now let us face a fact that is indisputable--business is very bad.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading And now let us face a fact that is indisputable--business is very bad.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Even poor little I played to over fifteen thousand and no fuss was made about it.
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From this reading I wonder how much Charles Frohman has made with his stars!
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading Even poor little I played to over fifteen thousand and no fuss was made about it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Ten years ago a ten thousand dollar week was considered only a good one.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wonder how much Charles Frohman has made with his stars!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I wonder how much Charles Frohman has made with his stars!
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From this reading I wonder how much Charles Frohman has made with his stars!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder how much Charles Frohman has made with his stars!
not open to question; obviously true
From this reading And now let us face a fact that is indisputable--business is very bad.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now let us face a fact that is indisputable--business is very bad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To-day it is an event.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And now let us face a fact that is indisputable--business is very bad.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Even poor little I played to over fifteen thousand and no fuss was made about it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I wonder how much Charles Frohman has made with his stars!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I wonder how much Charles Frohman has made with his stars!
not any; not one
From this reading Even poor little I played to over fifteen thousand and no fuss was made about it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now let us face a fact that is indisputable--business is very bad.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ten years ago a ten thousand dollar week was considered only a good one.
and nothing more
From this reading Ten years ago a ten thousand dollar week was considered only a good one.
above and across; more than
From this reading Even poor little I played to over fifteen thousand and no fuss was made about it.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Even poor little I played to over fifteen thousand and no fuss was made about it.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Even poor little I played to over fifteen thousand and no fuss was made about it.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading I wonder how much Charles Frohman has made with his stars!
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten years ago a ten thousand dollar week was considered only a good one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now let us face a fact that is indisputable--business is very bad.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Ten years ago a ten thousand dollar week was considered only a good one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even poor little I played to over fifteen thousand and no fuss was made about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day it is an event.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And now let us face a fact that is indisputable--business is very bad.
precisely as stated
From this reading And now let us face a fact that is indisputable--business is very bad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ten years ago a ten thousand dollar week was considered only a good one.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Ten years ago a ten thousand dollar week was considered only a good one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I wonder how much Charles Frohman has made with his stars!
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder how much Charles Frohman has made with his stars!
a late time of life
From this reading Ten years ago a ten thousand dollar week was considered only a good one.
Chapter 4 of Nat Goodwin's Book by Nat. C. (Nathaniel Carll) Goodwin holds 487 sentences, grouped into 98 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 4 holds 487 sentences of Nat Goodwin's Book, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
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