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Chapter 11 of Sam's Chance, and How He Improved It is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAM LOSES HIS PLACE. "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day. "All right," said Sam. "Be particularly careful, as the deposit is unusually large." "Oh, yes, I'll be careful."
Chapter 11 of Sam's Chance, and How He Improved It is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “"Be particularly careful, as the deposit is unusually large."”
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading “"Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “"Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.”
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “SAM LOSES HIS PLACE.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “"Be particularly careful, as the deposit is unusually large."”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “SAM LOSES HIS PLACE.”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “"Be particularly careful, as the deposit is unusually large."”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “"Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.”
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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 "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
(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 "All right," said Sam.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Be particularly careful, as the deposit is unusually large."
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be particularly careful, as the deposit is unusually large."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading "Be particularly careful, as the deposit is unusually large."
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SAM LOSES HIS PLACE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, yes, I'll be careful."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Be particularly careful, as the deposit is unusually large."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Be particularly careful, as the deposit is unusually large."
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading SAM LOSES HIS PLACE.
engage in
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, I'll be careful."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "Be particularly careful, as the deposit is unusually large."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading SAM LOSES HIS PLACE.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right," said Sam.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading SAM LOSES HIS PLACE.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading "Be particularly careful, as the deposit is unusually large."
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes, I'll be careful."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Dalton wants you to go to the bank, and make a deposit," said William Budd, to Sam, on the forenoon of the same day.
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