Chapter 14 of One of Ours is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of One of Ours is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm. "Claude, I see this war scare in Europe has hit the market. Wheat's taken a jump. They're paying eighty-eight cents in Chicago. We might as well get rid of a few hundred bushel before it drops again.
Chapter 14 of One of Ours is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.”
a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
From this reading “We might as well get rid of a few hundred bushel before it drops again.”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “They're paying eighty-eight cents in Chicago.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “They're paying eighty-eight cents in Chicago.”
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading “We might as well get rid of a few hundred bushel before it drops again.”
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.”
cause fear in
From this reading “"Claude, I see this war scare in Europe has hit the market.”
Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)
From this reading “One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.”
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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 One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.
anew
From this reading We might as well get rid of a few hundred bushel before it drops again.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We might as well get rid of a few hundred bushel before it drops again.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We might as well get rid of a few hundred bushel before it drops again.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.
a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
From this reading We might as well get rid of a few hundred bushel before it drops again.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading They're paying eighty-eight cents in Chicago.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading They're paying eighty-eight cents in Chicago.
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From this reading "Claude, I see this war scare in Europe has hit the market.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading We might as well get rid of a few hundred bushel before it drops again.
being eight more than eighty
From this reading They're paying eighty-eight cents in Chicago.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading "Claude, I see this war scare in Europe has hit the market.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading We might as well get rid of a few hundred bushel before it drops again.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We might as well get rid of a few hundred bushel before it drops again.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Claude, I see this war scare in Europe has hit the market.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "Claude, I see this war scare in Europe has hit the market.
ten 10s
From this reading We might as well get rid of a few hundred bushel before it drops again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Claude, I see this war scare in Europe has hit the market.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Claude, I see this war scare in Europe has hit the market.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We might as well get rid of a few hundred bushel before it drops again.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Wheat's taken a jump.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading "Claude, I see this war scare in Europe has hit the market.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We might as well get rid of a few hundred bushel before it drops again.
a form of address for a man
From this reading One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading They're paying eighty-eight cents in Chicago.
relieve from
From this reading We might as well get rid of a few hundred bushel before it drops again.
cause fear in
From this reading "Claude, I see this war scare in Europe has hit the market.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Claude, I see this war scare in Europe has hit the market.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Wheat's taken a jump.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Claude, I see this war scare in Europe has hit the market.
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From this reading They're paying eighty-eight cents in Chicago.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Claude, I see this war scare in Europe has hit the market.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "Claude, I see this war scare in Europe has hit the market.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We might as well get rid of a few hundred bushel before it drops again.
(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 We might as well get rid of a few hundred bushel before it drops again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wheat's taken a jump.
Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)
From this reading One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One evening Mr. Wheeler came down to supper with a bundle of newspapers under his arm.
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