Chapter 4 of The passionate pitchman is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The passionate pitchman is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck." "Sultan's Lady," said one of the Clubhouse patrons. "Miramar!" hotly contested the other. "Gentlemen," said Heck. They all ignored him.
Chapter 4 of The passionate pitchman is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a building that is occupied by a social club
From this reading “"Sultan's Lady," said one of the Clubhouse patrons.”
disputed or made the object of contention or competition
From this reading “"Miramar!" hotly contested the other.”
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “"There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."”
in a heated manner
From this reading “"Miramar!" hotly contested the other.”
disregarded
From this reading “They all ignored him.”
plural of “patron” — a regular customer
From this reading “"Sultan's Lady," said one of the Clubhouse patrons.”
any competition
From this reading “"There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."”
possessive form of “sultan” — the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)
From this reading “"There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."
(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 They all ignored him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."
a building that is occupied by a social club
From this reading "Sultan's Lady," said one of the Clubhouse patrons.
disputed or made the object of contention or competition
From this reading "Miramar!" hotly contested the other.
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading "There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading "There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gentlemen," said Heck.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They all ignored him.
in a heated manner
From this reading "Miramar!" hotly contested the other.
disregarded
From this reading They all ignored him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading "There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading "There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Sultan's Lady," said one of the Clubhouse patrons.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Sultan's Lady," said one of the Clubhouse patrons.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Miramar!" hotly contested the other.
plural of “patron” — a regular customer
From this reading "Sultan's Lady," said one of the Clubhouse patrons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."
any competition
From this reading "There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Sultan's Lady," said one of the Clubhouse patrons.
possessive form of “sultan” — the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)
From this reading "There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all ignored him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "There is a photo-finish in the fifth race, ladies and gentlemen, with Sultan's Lady and Miramar neck and neck."
Chapter 4 of The passionate pitchman by Stephen Marlowe holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 4 holds 402 sentences of The passionate pitchman, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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