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Chapter 2 of The Plunderers: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy. Doubtless the colonel had really convinced himself this was not graft! “Very well,” said Mr. Boon, with a smile. “I'll take three and a half per cent, off for cash.” “But we agreed on seven!” remonstrated the Englishman.
Chapter 2 of The Plunderers: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading “Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.”
a desirable state
From this reading “Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.”
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading ““I'll take three and a half per cent, off for cash.””
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading ““I'll take three and a half per cent, off for cash.””
a thin layer covering something
From this reading “Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.”
(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
From this reading “Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.”
lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law
From this reading “Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.”
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading “Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““I'll take three and a half per cent, off for cash.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Very well,” said Mr. Boon, with a smile.
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “But we agreed on seven!” remonstrated the Englishman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I'll take three and a half per cent, off for cash.”
a desirable state
From this reading Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But we agreed on seven!” remonstrated the Englishman.
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading “I'll take three and a half per cent, off for cash.”
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “I'll take three and a half per cent, off for cash.”
a thin layer covering something
From this reading Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Doubtless the colonel had really convinced himself this was not graft!
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading Doubtless the colonel had really convinced himself this was not graft!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Doubtless the colonel had really convinced himself this was not graft!
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I'll take three and a half per cent, off for cash.”
(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
From this reading Doubtless the colonel had really convinced himself this was not graft!
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From this reading Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Doubtless the colonel had really convinced himself this was not graft!
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “I'll take three and a half per cent, off for cash.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Doubtless the colonel had really convinced himself this was not graft!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'll take three and a half per cent, off for cash.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.
lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law
From this reading Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I'll take three and a half per cent, off for cash.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “But we agreed on seven!” remonstrated the Englishman.
for each
From this reading “I'll take three and a half per cent, off for cash.”
persistent determination
From this reading Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Doubtless the colonel had really convinced himself this was not graft!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But we agreed on seven!” remonstrated the Englishman.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Very well,” said Mr. Boon, with a smile.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “But we agreed on seven!” remonstrated the Englishman.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Very well,” said Mr. Boon, with a smile.
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.
carry out
From this reading “I'll take three and a half per cent, off for cash.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Doubtless the colonel had really convinced himself this was not graft!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “I'll take three and a half per cent, off for cash.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well,” said Mr. Boon, with a smile.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doubtless the colonel had really convinced himself this was not graft!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “But we agreed on seven!” remonstrated the Englishman.
(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 “Very well,” said Mr. Boon, with a smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Boon could not help admiring the persistency of the Englishman in coating his graft-pills with the sugar of legitimacy.
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