Chapter 14 of The Cricket is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Cricket is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, Madame, you----" "Hurry up! What is your price?" "Ver' good. I say five sousand dollaires." "Nonsense!
Chapter 14 of The Cricket is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “I say five sousand dollaires."”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “"Ver' good.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “"Oh, Madame, you----" "Hurry up!”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “"Oh, Madame, you----" "Hurry up!”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “"Nonsense!”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “What is your price?"”
express in words
From this reading “I say five sousand dollaires."”
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From this reading I say five sousand dollaires."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading I say five sousand dollaires."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Ver' good.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Oh, Madame, you----" "Hurry up!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say five sousand dollaires."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is your price?"
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "Oh, Madame, you----" "Hurry up!
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Nonsense!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Madame, you----" "Hurry up!
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading What is your price?"
express in words
From this reading I say five sousand dollaires."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I say five sousand dollaires."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Oh, Madame, you----" "Hurry up!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ver' good.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is your price?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Madame, you----" "Hurry up!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What is your price?"
Chapter 14 of The Cricket by Marjorie Benton Cooke holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 14 holds 396 sentences of The Cricket, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of The Cricket by Marjorie Benton Cooke exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 396 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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