Chapter 19 of The Last Penny is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Last Penny is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign. But as his father was leaving Tommy told him: “Colonel Willetts said last night he would help me place the stock. I'm to call at his office again.” “Do so by all means, Thomas,” said Mr. Leigh, with an almost cold formality.
Chapter 19 of The Last Penny is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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passing reference or indirect mention
From this reading “AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.”
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading “AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading ““Colonel Willetts said last night he would help me place the stock.”
a requirement of etiquette or custom
From this reading ““Do so by all means, Thomas,” said Mr. Leigh, with an almost cold formality.”
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading “AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading ““Do so by all means, Thomas,” said Mr. Leigh, with an almost cold formality.”
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In this reading “AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.”
In this reading ““Colonel Willetts said last night he would help me place the stock.”
a table where breakfast is eaten
In this reading “AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.”
In this reading “AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.”
In this reading ““Do so by all means, Thomas,” said Mr. Leigh, with an almost cold formality.”
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anew
From this reading I'm to call at his office again.”
(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 “Do so by all means, Thomas,” said Mr. Leigh, with an almost cold formality.
passing reference or indirect mention
From this reading AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Do so by all means, Thomas,” said Mr. Leigh, with an almost cold formality.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Do so by all means, Thomas,” said Mr. Leigh, with an almost cold formality.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as his father was leaving Tommy told him:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as his father was leaving Tommy told him:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Do so by all means, Thomas,” said Mr. Leigh, with an almost cold formality.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I'm to call at his office again.”
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.
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 “Do so by all means, Thomas,” said Mr. Leigh, with an almost cold formality.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Colonel Willetts said last night he would help me place the stock.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do so by all means, Thomas,” said Mr. Leigh, with an almost cold formality.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading But as his father was leaving Tommy told him:
a requirement of etiquette or custom
From this reading “Do so by all means, Thomas,” said Mr. Leigh, with an almost cold formality.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Colonel Willetts said last night he would help me place the stock.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Colonel Willetts said last night he would help me place the stock.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But as his father was leaving Tommy told him:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But as his father was leaving Tommy told him:
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From this reading I'm to call at his office again.”
immediately past
From this reading “Colonel Willetts said last night he would help me place the stock.
the act of departing
From this reading But as his father was leaving Tommy told him:
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Colonel Willetts said last night he would help me place the stock.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “Do so by all means, Thomas,” said Mr. Leigh, with an almost cold formality.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.
a form of address for a man
From this reading AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Colonel Willetts said last night he would help me place the stock.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading I'm to call at his office again.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Colonel Willetts said last night he would help me place the stock.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Colonel Willetts said last night he would help me place the stock.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Do so by all means, Thomas,” said Mr. Leigh, with an almost cold formality.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “Colonel Willetts said last night he would help me place the stock.
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From this reading AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “Do so by all means, Thomas,” said Mr. Leigh, with an almost cold formality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But as his father was leaving Tommy told him:
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From this reading AT the breakfast table the next morning neither Tommy nor Mr. Leigh made any allusion to the stock-selling campaign.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But as his father was leaving Tommy told him:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Colonel Willetts said last night he would help me place the stock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Do so by all means, Thomas,” said Mr. Leigh, with an almost cold formality.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Colonel Willetts said last night he would help me place the stock.
Chapter 19 of The Last Penny by Edwin Lefevre holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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 19 holds 95 sentences of The Last Penny, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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