Chapter 2 of The Coxon Fund is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Coxon Fund is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.” She let her charming gay eyes rest on me. “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.” “Oh, you can’t ‘see’ it!” I cried.
Chapter 2 of The Coxon Fund is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading ““You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.””
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.”
plural of “guarantor” — one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another
From this reading ““Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.””
subdued or brought low in condition or status
From this reading ““You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.””
an occurrence of something
From this reading ““Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.””
a person who buys
From this reading ““Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.””
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading ““You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.””
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading ““Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.””
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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 “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, you can’t ‘see’ it!”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I cried.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
plural of “guarantor” — one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
subdued or brought low in condition or status
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
an occurrence of something
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, you can’t ‘see’ it!”
and nothing more
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, you can’t ‘see’ it!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
a person who buys
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She let her charming gay eyes rest on me.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
express in speech
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You don’t look humiliated a bit, and if you did I should let you off, disappointed as I am; for the mysterious quality you speak of is just the quality I came to see.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why mine, for instance, as one of his guarantors, before you as the purchaser of a ticket.”
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