Chapter 3 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.” Turkovitch became plaintive, even less intelligible than usual. “But vy not pay out de dividend? A leetle dividend. Drei per cent on de cabital.”
Chapter 3 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “Drei per cent on de cabital.””
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading ““Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.””
used as expletives
From this reading ““Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.””
that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
From this reading ““But vy not pay out de dividend?”
capable of being apprehended or understood
From this reading “Turkovitch became plaintive, even less intelligible than usual.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading ““Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.””
expressing sorrow
From this reading “Turkovitch became plaintive, even less intelligible than usual.”
something that remunerates
From this reading ““Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.””
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 “Drei per cent on de cabital.””
In this reading ““Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.””
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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 “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Turkovitch became plaintive, even less intelligible than usual.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But vy not pay out de dividend?
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From this reading Drei per cent on de cabital.”
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading Drei per cent on de cabital.”
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
used as expletives
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “But vy not pay out de dividend?
that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
From this reading “But vy not pay out de dividend?
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drei per cent on de cabital.”
divisible by two
From this reading Turkovitch became plaintive, even less intelligible than usual.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
ten 10s
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
capable of being apprehended or understood
From this reading Turkovitch became plaintive, even less intelligible than usual.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A leetle dividend.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Turkovitch became plaintive, even less intelligible than usual.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But vy not pay out de dividend?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Drei per cent on de cabital.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “But vy not pay out de dividend?
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
for each
From this reading Drei per cent on de cabital.”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
expressing sorrow
From this reading Turkovitch became plaintive, even less intelligible than usual.
something that remunerates
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Turkovitch became plaintive, even less intelligible than usual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turkovitch became plaintive, even less intelligible than usual.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Turkovitch became plaintive, even less intelligible than usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But vy not pay out de dividend?
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Damn it, _you_ draw a salary of seven hundred a year; and I haven’t had a penny piece out of the concern yet.”
Chapter 3 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance by Gilbert Frankau holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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