Chapter 23 of The Moneychangers is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Moneychangers is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Montague had taken a couple of days to think over Lucy's last request. It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt. He went up to Ryder's home and presented his card. “Mr. Ryder is very much occupied, sir--” began the butler, apologetically. “This is important,” said Montague.
Chapter 23 of The Moneychangers is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an apologetic manner
From this reading ““Mr. Ryder is very much occupied, sir--” began the butler, apologetically.”
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading ““Mr. Ryder is very much occupied, sir--” began the butler, apologetically.”
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “He went up to Ryder's home and presented his card.”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt.”
possessive form of “lucy” — incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Montague had taken a couple of days to think over Lucy's last request.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading ““Mr. Ryder is very much occupied, sir--” began the butler, apologetically.”
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “He went up to Ryder's home and presented his card.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading “Montague had taken a couple of days to think over Lucy's last request.”
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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 Montague had taken a couple of days to think over Lucy's last request.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went up to Ryder's home and presented his card.
in an apologetic manner
From this reading “Mr. Ryder is very much occupied, sir--” began the butler, apologetically.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Mr. Ryder is very much occupied, sir--” began the butler, apologetically.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt.
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading “Mr. Ryder is very much occupied, sir--” began the butler, apologetically.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading He went up to Ryder's home and presented his card.
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Montague had taken a couple of days to think over Lucy's last request.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Montague had taken a couple of days to think over Lucy's last request.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Montague had taken a couple of days to think over Lucy's last request.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He went up to Ryder's home and presented his card.
of great significance or value
From this reading “This is important,” said Montague.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mr. Ryder is very much occupied, sir--” began the butler, apologetically.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt.
immediately past
From this reading Montague had taken a couple of days to think over Lucy's last request.
possessive form of “lucy” — incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Montague had taken a couple of days to think over Lucy's last request.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt.
engage in
From this reading It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt.
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From this reading Montague had taken a couple of days to think over Lucy's last request.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. Ryder is very much occupied, sir--” began the butler, apologetically.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Mr. Ryder is very much occupied, sir--” began the butler, apologetically.
held or filled or in use
From this reading “Mr. Ryder is very much occupied, sir--” began the butler, apologetically.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Montague had taken a couple of days to think over Lucy's last request.
above and across; more than
From this reading Montague had taken a couple of days to think over Lucy's last request.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He went up to Ryder's home and presented his card.
express the need or desire for
From this reading Montague had taken a couple of days to think over Lucy's last request.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Ryder is very much occupied, sir--” began the butler, apologetically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went up to Ryder's home and presented his card.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This is important,” said Montague.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. Ryder is very much occupied, sir--” began the butler, apologetically.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Montague had taken a couple of days to think over Lucy's last request.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Montague had taken a couple of days to think over Lucy's last request.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is important,” said Montague.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Montague had taken a couple of days to think over Lucy's last request.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Mr. Ryder is very much occupied, sir--” began the butler, apologetically.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went up to Ryder's home and presented his card.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was a difficult commission; but he made up his mind at last that he would make the attempt.
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