Chapter XXIII of Nothing But the Truth, “Making Good,” is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXIII
Chapter XXIII of Nothing But the Truth, “Making Good,” is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day. “Result of hustling,” he wrote. “Spend freely. There’ll be more coming presently.” Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
Chapter XXIII of Nothing But the Truth, “Making Good,” is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.”
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading “Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.”
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading “Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.”
in a free manner
From this reading ““Spend freely.”
-ing form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading ““Result of hustling,” he wrote.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading ““Result of hustling,” he wrote.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading ““Spend freely.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.”
In this reading “Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There’ll be more coming presently.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading There’ll be more coming presently.”
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
in a free manner
From this reading “Spend freely.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Result of hustling,” he wrote.
-ing form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading “Result of hustling,” he wrote.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There’ll be more coming presently.”
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Result of hustling,” he wrote.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
in the near future
From this reading There’ll be more coming presently.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “Result of hustling,” he wrote.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “Spend freely.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bob sent dad a modest-sized check the next day.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’ll be more coming presently.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then Bob went down on the narrow road that isn’t straight, but that has a crook in it.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “Result of hustling,” he wrote.
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Chapter 23 holds 269 sentences of Nothing But the Truth, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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