Chapter 9 of The Paying Guest is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Paying Guest is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Accept it? Certainly. Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good? He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.' 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
Chapter 9 of The Paying Guest is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consider or hold as true
From this reading “'Accept it?”
have
From this reading “Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?”
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.”
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading “'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.”
something that is lost
From this reading “Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?”
take in marriage
From this reading “'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'”
not married or related to the unmarried state
From this reading “He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'”
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
consider or hold as true
From this reading 'Accept it?
later than; following
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
(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 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
have
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly.
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
the act of departing
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Accept it?
and nothing more
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
something that is lost
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
engage in
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
take in marriage
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
not married or related to the unmarried state
From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
precisely as stated
From this reading He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
(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 He seems to be very well off for an unmarried man.'
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should we bear the loss if he's able to make it good?
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Yes,' replied Mumford, 'but he's just going to marry, and it seems--Well, after all, you know, he didn't really cause the damage.
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