Chapter 6 of The Million-Dollar Suitcase is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Million-Dollar Suitcase is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there. Worth was trying the tool-room door. "Got the key?" he called. "It's locked." "Yes."
Chapter 6 of The Million-Dollar Suitcase is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.”
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “"It's locked."”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.”
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading “ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.”
hard to endure
From this reading “Worth was trying the tool-room door.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “Worth was trying the tool-room door.”
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 “ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.”
apply thoroughly; think through
In this reading “ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.”
In this reading “ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Got the key?" he called.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Worth was trying the tool-room door.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
set up or found
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Got the key?" he called.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Got the key?" he called.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
a message received and understood
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's locked."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading "It's locked."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
hard to endure
From this reading Worth was trying the tool-room door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Worth was trying the tool-room door.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
at the time that
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Worth was trying the tool-room door.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading ON THE ROOF When I returned with a key and the information that the way to the roof ran through the janitor's tool-room at the far end of the hall, I found my young people already out there.
Chapter 6 of The Million-Dollar Suitcase by Alice MacGowan holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
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