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Chapter 11 of Success and How He Won It is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses. "This is something quite new," said he to the footman who had brought him the order to make ready. "The master and mistress are going to drive out together. A red cross should be set against the day in the calendar." The man laughed.
Chapter 11 of Success and How He Won It is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.”
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading “A red cross should be set against the day in the calendar."”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.”
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading “Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “"The master and mistress are going to drive out together.”
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading “"This is something quite new," said he to the footman who had brought him the order to make ready.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “"The master and mistress are going to drive out together.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.”
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In this reading “"This is something quite new," said he to the footman who had brought him the order to make ready.”
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
In this reading “"The master and mistress are going to drive out together.”
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 A red cross should be set against the day in the calendar."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A red cross should be set against the day in the calendar."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The master and mistress are going to drive out together.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A red cross should be set against the day in the calendar."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "This is something quite new," said he to the footman who had brought him the order to make ready.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading A red cross should be set against the day in the calendar."
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.
travel across or pass over
From this reading A red cross should be set against the day in the calendar."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A red cross should be set against the day in the calendar."
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "The master and mistress are going to drive out together.
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading "This is something quite new," said he to the footman who had brought him the order to make ready.
the act of departing
From this reading "The master and mistress are going to drive out together.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This is something quite new," said he to the footman who had brought him the order to make ready.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "This is something quite new," said he to the footman who had brought him the order to make ready.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A red cross should be set against the day in the calendar."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is something quite new," said he to the footman who had brought him the order to make ready.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The man laughed.
engage in
From this reading "This is something quite new," said he to the footman who had brought him the order to make ready.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man laughed.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "The master and mistress are going to drive out together.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading "The master and mistress are going to drive out together.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "This is something quite new," said he to the footman who had brought him the order to make ready.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "This is something quite new," said he to the footman who had brought him the order to make ready.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "This is something quite new," said he to the footman who had brought him the order to make ready.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "This is something quite new," said he to the footman who had brought him the order to make ready.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading A red cross should be set against the day in the calendar."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This is something quite new," said he to the footman who had brought him the order to make ready.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A red cross should be set against the day in the calendar."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A red cross should be set against the day in the calendar."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "This is something quite new," said he to the footman who had brought him the order to make ready.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is something quite new," said he to the footman who had brought him the order to make ready.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "The master and mistress are going to drive out together.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Up at the great house the carriage had been drawn out, and the coachman was busy putting to the horses.
which person or people
From this reading "This is something quite new," said he to the footman who had brought him the order to make ready.
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