Chapter 4 of The boy who never lost a chance is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The boy who never lost a chance is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROGER READ, FISHMONGER. "IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door? It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation." "It has been empty longer than that," said Mr. Allen, taking back the key. "Did you find the shilling?"
Chapter 4 of The boy who never lost a chance is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “"IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."”
someone who sells fish
From this reading “ROGER READ, FISHMONGER.”
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “"It has been empty longer than that," said Mr. Allen, taking back the key.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?”
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “"Did you find the shilling?"”
do one's shopping
From this reading “"IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."”
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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at or in or to the adjacent residence
In this reading “"IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?”
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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 It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading "IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."
any thing at all
From this reading "IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "It has been empty longer than that," said Mr. Allen, taking back the key.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you find the shilling?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?
make void or empty of contents
From this reading It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Did you find the shilling?"
someone who sells fish
From this reading ROGER READ, FISHMONGER.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading "It has been empty longer than that," said Mr. Allen, taking back the key.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."
for more time
From this reading "It has been empty longer than that," said Mr. Allen, taking back the key.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?
a form of address for a man
From this reading "IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading ROGER READ, FISHMONGER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROGER READ, FISHMONGER.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It has been empty longer than that," said Mr. Allen, taking back the key.
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "Did you find the shilling?"
do one's shopping
From this reading "IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "It has been empty longer than that," said Mr. Allen, taking back the key.
express in words
From this reading "IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "It has been empty longer than that," said Mr. Allen, taking back the key.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It has been empty longer than that," said Mr. Allen, taking back the key.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."
but in spite of that
From this reading It has been empty as long as I've been coming to Kingsmore, and yet it is in a good situation."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "IF you please, Mr. Allen, can you tell me anything about the shop next door?
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