Chapter 6 of The Lion's Share is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Lion's Share is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments. The platform was also empty. Not a porter in sight. One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform. An employee strolled past.
Chapter 6 of The Lion's Share is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventurer” — a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading “EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.”
curving or bulging outward
From this reading “One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.”
plural of “compartment” — a space into which an area is subdivided
From this reading “EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.”
a worker who is hired to perform a job
From this reading “An employee strolled past.”
the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
From this reading “EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.”
plural of “package” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.”
plural of “purse” — a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading “One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.”
an elderly unmarried woman
From this reading “One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.”
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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 Not a porter in sight.
plural of “adventurer” — a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
later than; following
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
Having no one else present.
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
in addition
From this reading The platform was also empty.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An employee strolled past.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
curving or bulging outward
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
plural of “compartment” — a space into which an area is subdivided
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
a worker who is hired to perform a job
From this reading An employee strolled past.
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not a porter in sight.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a porter in sight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
plural of “package” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading An employee strolled past.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading The platform was also empty.
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading Not a porter in sight.
plural of “purse” — a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Not a porter in sight.
an elderly unmarried woman
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading An employee strolled past.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The platform was also empty.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
the time of a woman's life when she is a widow
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
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