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The Proof of the Pudding
The Proof of the Pudding

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Chapter 10 of The Proof of the Pudding is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 10 of The Proof of the Pudding by Meredith Nicholson holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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.

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Chapter 10 holds 227 sentences of The Proof of the Pudding, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of The Proof of the Pudding by Meredith Nicholson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 227 sentences, grouped into 46 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Work through the 46 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #66354, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 444 minutes of reading across 1067 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Proof of the Pudding

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Proof of the Pudding, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Meredith
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THE AMBITIONS OF MR.
AMIDON No other branch of commerce is as fascinating as the wholesale drug business.
A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.
The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.
How superior to the handling of the grosser commodities of the wholesale grocery line!
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The Proof of the Pudding

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of The Proof of the Pudding is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE AMBITIONS OF MR.
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AMIDON No other branch of commerce is as fascinating as the wholesale drug business.
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A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.
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The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.
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How superior to the handling of the grosser commodities of the wholesale grocery line!
All words in this reading · 56

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.

all

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From this reading The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.

AMBITIONS

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From this reading THE AMBITIONS OF MR.

AMIDON

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From this reading AMIDON No other branch of commerce is as fascinating as the wholesale drug business.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading AMIDON No other branch of commerce is as fascinating as the wholesale drug business.

branch

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From this reading AMIDON No other branch of commerce is as fascinating as the wholesale drug business.

business

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From this reading AMIDON No other branch of commerce is as fascinating as the wholesale drug business.

catalogue

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From this reading The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.

commerce

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From this reading AMIDON No other branch of commerce is as fascinating as the wholesale drug business.

commodities

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From this reading How superior to the handling of the grosser commodities of the wholesale grocery line!

countless

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From this reading The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.

curiosity

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From this reading The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.

drowsy

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From this reading The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.

drug

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From this reading AMIDON No other branch of commerce is as fascinating as the wholesale drug business.

earth

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From this reading A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.

embraces

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From this reading A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.

enlisted

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From this reading The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.

fascinating

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From this reading AMIDON No other branch of commerce is as fascinating as the wholesale drug business.

fastnesses

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From this reading A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.

grocery

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From this reading How superior to the handling of the grosser commodities of the wholesale grocery line!

grosser

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From this reading How superior to the handling of the grosser commodities of the wholesale grocery line!

handling

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From this reading How superior to the handling of the grosser commodities of the wholesale grocery line!

healthy

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From this reading The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.

How

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From this reading How superior to the handling of the grosser commodities of the wholesale grocery line!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading AMIDON No other branch of commerce is as fascinating as the wholesale drug business.

items

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From this reading A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.

line

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From this reading How superior to the handling of the grosser commodities of the wholesale grocery line!

mandragora

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From this reading The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.

MR

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From this reading THE AMBITIONS OF MR.

necessities

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From this reading A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading AMIDON No other branch of commerce is as fascinating as the wholesale drug business.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE AMBITIONS OF MR.

other

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From this reading AMIDON No other branch of commerce is as fascinating as the wholesale drug business.

pique

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From this reading The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.

poppy

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From this reading The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.

raked

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From this reading A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.

redolent

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From this reading The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.

remote

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From this reading A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.

scents

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From this reading The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.

sirups

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From this reading The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.

small

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From this reading A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.

stock

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From this reading A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.

superior

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From this reading How superior to the handling of the grosser commodities of the wholesale grocery line!

supply

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From this reading A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.

ten

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From this reading A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE AMBITIONS OF MR.

thousand

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From this reading A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A drug stock embraces ten thousand small items, and the remote fastnesses of the earth are raked to supply its necessities.

warehouses

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.

wholesale

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From this reading AMIDON No other branch of commerce is as fascinating as the wholesale drug business.

world

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From this reading The warehouses are redolent of countless scents that pique a healthy curiosity; poppy and mandragora and all the drowsy sirups of the world are enlisted in its catalogue.