Chapter 11 of The Grafters is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Grafters is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No; certainly not." "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night." "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent. "Of course," she replied. Kent thought about it for a long minute.
Chapter 11 of The Grafters is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat
From this reading “"Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."”
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “"Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"No; certainly not."”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “"But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “"But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Kent thought about it for a long minute.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"Of course," she replied.”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “"Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."”
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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 "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Kent thought about it for a long minute.
an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "No; certainly not."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course," she replied.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Kent thought about it for a long minute.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
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From this reading "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Kent thought about it for a long minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Kent thought about it for a long minute.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.
not any; not one
From this reading "No; certainly not."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No; certainly not."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course," she replied.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Of course," she replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But I'll have to name a figure," said Kent.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course," she replied.
express in words
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Kent thought about it for a long minute.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
(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, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, then; you go and tell Mr. Loring to wire his Advisory Board, and to do it to-night."
Chapter 11 of The Grafters by Francis Lynde holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 11 holds 402 sentences of The Grafters, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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