Chapter 2 of The Money Master, Complete is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Money Master, Complete is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That is not the way in Spain. He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets. If he chose to come to life again, that was his own affair. The Government would take no notice of him after he was dead. He could bury himself, or he could come alive--it was all the same to them.
Chapter 2 of The Money Master, Complete is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 27/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 131–135
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “If he chose to come to life again, that was his own affair.”
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.”
cover from sight
From this reading “He could bury himself, or he could come alive--it was all the same to them.”
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “If he chose to come to life again, that was his own affair.”
an authoritative rule
From this reading “He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.”
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.”
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading “"That is not the way in Spain.”
a smallest army unit
From this reading “He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.”
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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 He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading If he chose to come to life again, that was his own affair.
later than; following
From this reading The Government would take no notice of him after he was dead.
anew
From this reading If he chose to come to life again, that was his own affair.
possessing life
From this reading He could bury himself, or he could come alive--it was all the same to them.
(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 He could bury himself, or he could come alive--it was all the same to them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
cover from sight
From this reading He could bury himself, or he could come alive--it was all the same to them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading If he chose to come to life again, that was his own affair.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If he chose to come to life again, that was his own affair.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could bury himself, or he could come alive--it was all the same to them.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The Government would take no notice of him after he was dead.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading The Government would take no notice of him after he was dead.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Government would take no notice of him after he was dead.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could bury himself, or he could come alive--it was all the same to them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he chose to come to life again, that was his own affair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That is not the way in Spain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is not the way in Spain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He could bury himself, or he could come alive--it was all the same to them.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading If he chose to come to life again, that was his own affair.
not any; not one
From this reading The Government would take no notice of him after he was dead.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That is not the way in Spain.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading The Government would take no notice of him after he was dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He could bury himself, or he could come alive--it was all the same to them.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading If he chose to come to life again, that was his own affair.
an authoritative rule
From this reading He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
Identical; not different.
From this reading He could bury himself, or he could come alive--it was all the same to them.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading "That is not the way in Spain.
a smallest army unit
From this reading He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
carry out
From this reading The Government would take no notice of him after he was dead.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is not the way in Spain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That is not the way in Spain.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He could bury himself, or he could come alive--it was all the same to them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "That is not the way in Spain.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was shot, as the orders were, with his back to the wall by a squad of soldiers with regulation bullets.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Government would take no notice of him after he was dead.
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