Chapter 6 of Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I could try to find them," said Philo Gubb. "Well, that's all I want," said Slippery. "I don't want to do nothin' with them. All I want to know is--where are they? Here's five dollars."
Chapter 6 of Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Here's five dollars."”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “"I could try to find them," said Philo Gubb.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “Here's five dollars."”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “All I want to know is--where are they?”
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading “"Well, that's all I want," said Slippery.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “"I could try to find them," said Philo Gubb.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"Well, that's all I want," said Slippery.”
(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 “"Well, that's all I want," said Slippery.”
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 “Here's five dollars."”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Well, that's all I want," said Slippery.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All I want to know is--where are they?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could try to find them," said Philo Gubb.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I don't want to do nothin' with them.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Here's five dollars."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want to do nothin' with them.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I could try to find them," said Philo Gubb.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Here's five dollars."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I could try to find them," said Philo Gubb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here's five dollars."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I could try to find them," said Philo Gubb.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All I want to know is--where are they?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading All I want to know is--where are they?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want to do nothin' with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I could try to find them," said Philo Gubb.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I could try to find them," said Philo Gubb.
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading "Well, that's all I want," said Slippery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, that's all I want," said Slippery.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I could try to find them," said Philo Gubb.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All I want to know is--where are they?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I could try to find them," said Philo Gubb.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "I could try to find them," said Philo Gubb.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Well, that's all I want," said Slippery.
(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 "Well, that's all I want," said Slippery.
in or at the place that
From this reading All I want to know is--where are they?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I don't want to do nothin' with them.
Chapter 6 of Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective by Ellis Parker Butler holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 6 holds 397 sentences of Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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