Chapter 17 of Stubble is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Stubble is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fate smiled. An itinerant Swiss became interested in the tea room. There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him. The price just barely covered the indebtedness. Mary Louise made haste to send Claybrook a check for the fifteen hundred dollars plus the interest.
Chapter 17 of Stubble is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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only a very short time before
From this reading “The price just barely covered the indebtedness.”
the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
From this reading “There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.”
coming next after the thirteenth in position
From this reading “There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.”
an obligation to pay money to another party
From this reading “The price just barely covered the indebtedness.”
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading “An itinerant Swiss became interested in the tea room.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.”
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading “Mary Louise made haste to send Claybrook a check for the fifteen hundred dollars plus the interest.”
the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland
From this reading “An itinerant Swiss became interested in the tea room.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An itinerant Swiss became interested in the tea room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.
only a very short time before
From this reading The price just barely covered the indebtedness.
the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
From this reading There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading An itinerant Swiss became interested in the tea room.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading Mary Louise made haste to send Claybrook a check for the fifteen hundred dollars plus the interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary Louise made haste to send Claybrook a check for the fifteen hundred dollars plus the interest.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The price just barely covered the indebtedness.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Mary Louise made haste to send Claybrook a check for the fifteen hundred dollars plus the interest.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Fate smiled.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Mary Louise made haste to send Claybrook a check for the fifteen hundred dollars plus the interest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mary Louise made haste to send Claybrook a check for the fifteen hundred dollars plus the interest.
coming next after the thirteenth in position
From this reading There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Mary Louise made haste to send Claybrook a check for the fifteen hundred dollars plus the interest.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.
ten 10s
From this reading Mary Louise made haste to send Claybrook a check for the fifteen hundred dollars plus the interest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An itinerant Swiss became interested in the tea room.
an obligation to pay money to another party
From this reading The price just barely covered the indebtedness.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Mary Louise made haste to send Claybrook a check for the fifteen hundred dollars plus the interest.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading An itinerant Swiss became interested in the tea room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading An itinerant Swiss became interested in the tea room.
and nothing more
From this reading The price just barely covered the indebtedness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary Louise made haste to send Claybrook a check for the fifteen hundred dollars plus the interest.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mary Louise made haste to send Claybrook a check for the fifteen hundred dollars plus the interest.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary Louise made haste to send Claybrook a check for the fifteen hundred dollars plus the interest.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading Mary Louise made haste to send Claybrook a check for the fifteen hundred dollars plus the interest.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading The price just barely covered the indebtedness.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading An itinerant Swiss became interested in the tea room.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Mary Louise made haste to send Claybrook a check for the fifteen hundred dollars plus the interest.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Fate smiled.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.
the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland
From this reading An itinerant Swiss became interested in the tea room.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading An itinerant Swiss became interested in the tea room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An itinerant Swiss became interested in the tea room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were a few days of sharp bargaining and on October the fourteenth it was sold to him.
Chapter 17 of Stubble by George Looms holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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 17 holds 268 sentences of Stubble, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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