Chapter 1 of The Dominant Dollar is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Dominant Dollar is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder. You're--There is no adequate simile." The man addressed said nothing. "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis. Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
Chapter 1 of The Dominant Dollar is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
From this reading “You're--There is no adequate simile."”
without compunction or human feeling
From this reading “A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.”
comparative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.”
reduce the level of land, as by erosion
From this reading “"You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.”
determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason
From this reading “"You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.”
move toward
From this reading “Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.”
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading “A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.”
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading “A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.”
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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 PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading The man addressed said nothing.
having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
From this reading You're--There is no adequate simile."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
a cherished desire
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.
a relation that provides the foundation for something
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
without compunction or human feeling
From this reading A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.
comparative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
reduce the level of land, as by erosion
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.
move toward
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You're--There is no adequate simile."
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man addressed said nothing.
not any; not one
From this reading You're--There is no adequate simile."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The man addressed said nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The man addressed said nothing.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with “like” or “as”)
From this reading You're--There is no adequate simile."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man addressed said nothing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading You're--There is no adequate simile."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.
Chapter 1 of The Dominant Dollar by Will Lillibridge holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
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