Chapter 8 of The Moneychangers is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Moneychangers is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone. “Have you or Alice any engagement this evening?” he asked. “I want to bring a friend around to dinner.” “Who is it?” inquired Montague. “Nobody you have heard of,” said Oliver.
Chapter 8 of The Moneychangers is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading ““I want to bring a friend around to dinner.””
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading ““I want to bring a friend around to dinner.””
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading ““Have you or Alice any engagement this evening?” he asked.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading ““Who is it?” inquired Montague.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading ““Nobody you have heard of,” said Oliver.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.”
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 A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have you or Alice any engagement this evening?” he asked.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Have you or Alice any engagement this evening?” he asked.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I want to bring a friend around to dinner.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Have you or Alice any engagement this evening?” he asked.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “I want to bring a friend around to dinner.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “I want to bring a friend around to dinner.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “Have you or Alice any engagement this evening?” he asked.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Have you or Alice any engagement this evening?” he asked.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “I want to bring a friend around to dinner.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you or Alice any engagement this evening?” he asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Have you or Alice any engagement this evening?” he asked.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Nobody you have heard of,” said Oliver.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want to bring a friend around to dinner.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Who is it?” inquired Montague.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who is it?” inquired Montague.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Who is it?” inquired Montague.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who is it?” inquired Montague.
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody you have heard of,” said Oliver.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Nobody you have heard of,” said Oliver.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Have you or Alice any engagement this evening?” he asked.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Nobody you have heard of,” said Oliver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Have you or Alice any engagement this evening?” he asked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want to bring a friend around to dinner.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to bring a friend around to dinner.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.
at the time that
From this reading A weekor two had passed, when one day Oliver called his brother on the 'phone.
which person or people
From this reading “Who is it?” inquired Montague.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you or Alice any engagement this evening?” he asked.
Chapter 8 of The Moneychangers by Upton Sinclair holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 167 sentences of The Moneychangers, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Moneychangers by Upton Sinclair exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 167 sentences, grouped into 34 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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