Chapter 6 of The Fortune Hunter is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Fortune Hunter is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then Beck and Brown. Drive as close a bargain as you can. But you'll have to give up a few thousands, I'm afraid." Ganser went over into Nassau Street and found Beck in his office. He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.
Chapter 6 of The Fortune Hunter is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading “Drive as close a bargain as you can.”
a beckoning gesture
From this reading “"Then Beck and Brown.”
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.”
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading “He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.”
plural of “misgiving” — uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading “He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.”
the capital of the Bahamas
From this reading “Ganser went over into Nassau Street and found Beck in his office.”
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “But you'll have to give up a few thousands, I'm afraid."”
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.”
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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 Drive as close a bargain as you can.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading But you'll have to give up a few thousands, I'm afraid."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then Beck and Brown.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Drive as close a bargain as you can.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading Drive as close a bargain as you can.
a beckoning gesture
From this reading "Then Beck and Brown.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "Then Beck and Brown.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you'll have to give up a few thousands, I'm afraid."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Drive as close a bargain as you can.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Drive as close a bargain as you can.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Drive as close a bargain as you can.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading But you'll have to give up a few thousands, I'm afraid."
set up or found
From this reading Ganser went over into Nassau Street and found Beck in his office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ganser went over into Nassau Street and found Beck in his office.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But you'll have to give up a few thousands, I'm afraid."
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But you'll have to give up a few thousands, I'm afraid."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ganser went over into Nassau Street and found Beck in his office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you'll have to give up a few thousands, I'm afraid."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ganser went over into Nassau Street and found Beck in his office.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ganser went over into Nassau Street and found Beck in his office.
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.
plural of “misgiving” — uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.
the capital of the Bahamas
From this reading Ganser went over into Nassau Street and found Beck in his office.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Ganser went over into Nassau Street and found Beck in his office.
above and across; more than
From this reading Ganser went over into Nassau Street and found Beck in his office.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Ganser went over into Nassau Street and found Beck in his office.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then Beck and Brown.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading But you'll have to give up a few thousands, I'm afraid."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But you'll have to give up a few thousands, I'm afraid."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But you'll have to give up a few thousands, I'm afraid."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Ganser went over into Nassau Street and found Beck in his office.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He gazed with melancholy misgivings at this lean man with hair and whiskers of a lifeless black.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Drive as close a bargain as you can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you'll have to give up a few thousands, I'm afraid."
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