Chapter 8 of The Money Gods is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Money Gods is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt. "Well," observed the stout one, "we've got to hand it to Blagden. He's what you might describe as the original Tabasco. Yet it's no credit to him that he finds adventures; they just naturally come his way. He couldn't dodge 'em if he tried.
Chapter 8 of The Money Gods is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
From this reading “The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.”
give a description of
From this reading “He's what you might describe as the original Tabasco.”
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading “He couldn't dodge 'em if he tried.”
cause to stop
From this reading “The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.”
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading “The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.”
for an instant or moment
From this reading “The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.”
a Mexican state on the Gulf of Campeche
From this reading “He's what you might describe as the original Tabasco.”
short and plump
From this reading “The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.”
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.
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In this reading “The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.”
In this reading “The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.”
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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 The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Yet it's no credit to him that he finds adventures; they just naturally come his way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He's what you might describe as the original Tabasco.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," observed the stout one, "we've got to hand it to Blagden.
a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
From this reading The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yet it's no credit to him that he finds adventures; they just naturally come his way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He couldn't dodge 'em if he tried.
approval
From this reading Yet it's no credit to him that he finds adventures; they just naturally come his way.
give a description of
From this reading He's what you might describe as the original Tabasco.
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading He couldn't dodge 'em if he tried.
a quad with a square body
From this reading He couldn't dodge 'em if he tried.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading Yet it's no credit to him that he finds adventures; they just naturally come his way.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well," observed the stout one, "we've got to hand it to Blagden.
cause to stop
From this reading The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Well," observed the stout one, "we've got to hand it to Blagden.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet it's no credit to him that he finds adventures; they just naturally come his way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's what you might describe as the original Tabasco.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet it's no credit to him that he finds adventures; they just naturally come his way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet it's no credit to him that he finds adventures; they just naturally come his way.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He couldn't dodge 'em if he tried.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well," observed the stout one, "we've got to hand it to Blagden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet it's no credit to him that he finds adventures; they just naturally come his way.
and nothing more
From this reading Yet it's no credit to him that he finds adventures; they just naturally come his way.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He's what you might describe as the original Tabasco.
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.
for an instant or moment
From this reading The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.
as might be expected
From this reading Yet it's no credit to him that he finds adventures; they just naturally come his way.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet it's no credit to him that he finds adventures; they just naturally come his way.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "Well," observed the stout one, "we've got to hand it to Blagden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well," observed the stout one, "we've got to hand it to Blagden.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading He's what you might describe as the original Tabasco.
dependable
From this reading "Well," observed the stout one, "we've got to hand it to Blagden.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.
a Mexican state on the Gulf of Campeche
From this reading He's what you might describe as the original Tabasco.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet it's no credit to him that he finds adventures; they just naturally come his way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet it's no credit to him that he finds adventures; they just naturally come his way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He couldn't dodge 'em if he tried.
short and plump
From this reading The Adventure of Tubby Mills At the street entrance to the cafe, Mills and Atherton came momentarily to a halt.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Yet it's no credit to him that he finds adventures; they just naturally come his way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," observed the stout one, "we've got to hand it to Blagden.
(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," observed the stout one, "we've got to hand it to Blagden.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He's what you might describe as the original Tabasco.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it's no credit to him that he finds adventures; they just naturally come his way.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He's what you might describe as the original Tabasco.
Chapter 8 of The Money Gods by Ellery H. (Ellery Harding) Clark holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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 8 holds 161 sentences of The Money Gods, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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