Chapter 7 of The Dominant Dollar is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Dominant Dollar is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct. "Begin at the beginning and tell me the whole story," he said soberly. "I had no idea the thing was really so serious." "Well, it is, take that for granted. It's likely to be the end, so far as I am concerned."
Chapter 7 of The Dominant Dollar is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading “It's likely to be the end, so far as I am concerned."”
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading “REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.”
command with authority
From this reading “REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.”
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “"Well, it is, take that for granted.”
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
From this reading “REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “"Begin at the beginning and tell me the whole story," he said soberly.”
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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 REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It's likely to be the end, so far as I am concerned."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It's likely to be the end, so far as I am concerned."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Begin at the beginning and tell me the whole story," he said soberly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It's likely to be the end, so far as I am concerned."
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Begin at the beginning and tell me the whole story," he said soberly.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "Begin at the beginning and tell me the whole story," he said soberly.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading It's likely to be the end, so far as I am concerned."
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
command with authority
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It's likely to be the end, so far as I am concerned."
opinion or judgment
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It's likely to be the end, so far as I am concerned."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "Well, it is, take that for granted.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had no idea the thing was really so serious."
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had no idea the thing was really so serious."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I had no idea the thing was really so serious."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, it is, take that for granted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, it is, take that for granted.
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From this reading It's likely to be the end, so far as I am concerned."
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading It's likely to be the end, so far as I am concerned."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Begin at the beginning and tell me the whole story," he said soberly.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
a particular point in time
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
not any; not one
From this reading "I had no idea the thing was really so serious."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "I had no idea the thing was really so serious."
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading "I had no idea the thing was really so serious."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I had no idea the thing was really so serious."
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "Begin at the beginning and tell me the whole story," he said soberly.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Begin at the beginning and tell me the whole story," he said soberly.
carry out
From this reading "Well, it is, take that for granted.
express in words
From this reading "Begin at the beginning and tell me the whole story," he said soberly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, it is, take that for granted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Begin at the beginning and tell me the whole story," he said soberly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
a special situation
From this reading "I had no idea the thing was really so serious."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's likely to be the end, so far as I am concerned."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading REBELLION For a moment Harry Randall said nothing, then deliberately he glanced up and met his friend's eyes direct.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I had no idea the thing was really so serious."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, it is, take that for granted.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "Begin at the beginning and tell me the whole story," he said soberly.
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