Chapter 6 of The Nine-Tenths is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Nine-Tenths is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How much is it?" "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud. Say, don't you think Annie'd like to see the printing-press?" "'Deed she would!" And then Joe did the one thing that won.
Chapter 6 of The Nine-Tenths is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “"Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.”
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading “"'Deed she would!"”
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “"Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “"Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “"Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.”
being five more than twenty
From this reading “"Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “And then Joe did the one thing that won.”
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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 "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say, don't you think Annie'd like to see the printing-press?"
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading "'Deed she would!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And then Joe did the one thing that won.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say, don't you think Annie'd like to see the printing-press?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
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From this reading "How much is it?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How much is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How much is it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then Joe did the one thing that won.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Say, don't you think Annie'd like to see the printing-press?"
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "How much is it?"
on one occasion
From this reading "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And then Joe did the one thing that won.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say, don't you think Annie'd like to see the printing-press?"
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
express in words
From this reading Say, don't you think Annie'd like to see the printing-press?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Say, don't you think Annie'd like to see the printing-press?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Deed she would!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then Joe did the one thing that won.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Say, don't you think Annie'd like to see the printing-press?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then Joe did the one thing that won.
a special situation
From this reading And then Joe did the one thing that won.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Say, don't you think Annie'd like to see the printing-press?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Say, don't you think Annie'd like to see the printing-press?"
being five more than twenty
From this reading "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
(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, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading And then Joe did the one thing that won.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "'Deed she would!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you pay twenty-five cents and get it for three months, once a week, and let Tim read it out loud.
Chapter 6 of The Nine-Tenths by James Oppenheim holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 6 holds 429 sentences of The Nine-Tenths, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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