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Chapter 2 of The Go-Getter is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He's helping the cable company pay its income tax. Cables about three times a week on matters he should decide for himself. Matt Peasley is disgusted with him." "Ah! Well, I'm not disappointed.
Chapter 2 of The Go-Getter is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a telegram sent abroad
From this reading “"He's helping the cable company pay its income tax.”
plural of “cable” — a telegram sent abroad
From this reading “Cables about three times a week on matters he should decide for himself.”
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “Cables about three times a week on matters he should decide for himself.”
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading “Matt Peasley is disgusted with him."”
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “"He's helping the cable company pay its income tax.”
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
From this reading “"He's helping the cable company pay its income tax.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “Matt Peasley is disgusted with him."”
levy a tax on
From this reading “"He's helping the cable company pay its income tax.”
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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 Cables about three times a week on matters he should decide for himself.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Cables about three times a week on matters he should decide for himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah!
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading "He's helping the cable company pay its income tax.
plural of “cable” — a telegram sent abroad
From this reading Cables about three times a week on matters he should decide for himself.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "He's helping the cable company pay its income tax.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading Cables about three times a week on matters he should decide for himself.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading Well, I'm not disappointed.
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading Matt Peasley is disgusted with him."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cables about three times a week on matters he should decide for himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cables about three times a week on matters he should decide for himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's helping the cable company pay its income tax.
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading "He's helping the cable company pay its income tax.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Matt Peasley is disgusted with him."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Cables about three times a week on matters he should decide for himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I'm not disappointed.
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
From this reading "He's helping the cable company pay its income tax.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Matt Peasley is disgusted with him."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "He's helping the cable company pay its income tax.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading Matt Peasley is disgusted with him."
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Cables about three times a week on matters he should decide for himself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, I'm not disappointed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cables about three times a week on matters he should decide for himself.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "He's helping the cable company pay its income tax.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matt Peasley is disgusted with him."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Cables about three times a week on matters he should decide for himself.
levy a tax on
From this reading "He's helping the cable company pay its income tax.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He's helping the cable company pay its income tax.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Cables about three times a week on matters he should decide for himself.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Cables about three times a week on matters he should decide for himself.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Cables about three times a week on matters he should decide for himself.
(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, I'm not disappointed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Matt Peasley is disgusted with him."
Chapter 2 of The Go-Getter by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne holds 398 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 2 holds 398 sentences of The Go-Getter, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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