Chapter 3 of The Maker of Opportunities is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Maker of Opportunities is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot. "It was neat, Jepson, beautifully neat. Did you ever see fish take the bait better? But he'll be coming to in a minute." Captain Jepson was watching the bewildered brewer.
Chapter 3 of The Maker of Opportunities is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading “Did you ever see fish take the bait better?”
in a beautiful manner
From this reading “"It was neat, Jepson, beautifully neat.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Captain Jepson was watching the bewildered brewer.”
someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water
From this reading “Captain Jepson was watching the bewildered brewer.”
the range within which a voice can be heard
From this reading “"It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “"It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.”
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading “"It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.”
clean or organized
From this reading “"It was neat, Jepson, beautifully neat.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.”
In this reading “But he'll be coming to in a minute."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But he'll be coming to in a minute."
harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading Did you ever see fish take the bait better?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But he'll be coming to in a minute."
in a beautiful manner
From this reading "It was neat, Jepson, beautifully neat.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Did you ever see fish take the bait better?
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Captain Jepson was watching the bewildered brewer.
someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water
From this reading Captain Jepson was watching the bewildered brewer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he'll be coming to in a minute."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Jepson was watching the bewildered brewer.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But he'll be coming to in a minute."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you ever see fish take the bait better?
the range within which a voice can be heard
From this reading "It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.
at any time
From this reading Did you ever see fish take the bait better?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading "It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Did you ever see fish take the bait better?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he'll be coming to in a minute."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he'll be coming to in a minute."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was neat, Jepson, beautifully neat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was neat, Jepson, beautifully neat.
occurring by chance
From this reading "It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading But he'll be coming to in a minute."
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading "It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.
clean or organized
From this reading "It was neat, Jepson, beautifully neat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Did you ever see fish take the bait better?
carry out
From this reading Did you ever see fish take the bait better?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did you ever see fish take the bait better?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he'll be coming to in a minute."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Captain Jepson was watching the bewildered brewer.
at the time that
From this reading "It's lucky Ollie Farquhar's fat," said Mortimer Crabb when Geltman was out of earshot.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you ever see fish take the bait better?
Chapter 3 of The Maker of Opportunities by George Gibbs holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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 3 holds 249 sentences of The Maker of Opportunities, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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