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Chapter 1 of The Purchase Price is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country." "Then I am safe until we get below the Kentucky shore?" she queried calmly. "I beg you not to feel disturbed,--" he began. "Will you set me down at Louisville?" "Madam, I can not."
Chapter 1 of The Purchase Price is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 20/65 · 5 reading units · Lines 96–100
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"I beg you not to feel disturbed,--" he began.”
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading “"Then I am safe until we get below the Kentucky shore?" she queried calmly.”
having the place or position changed
From this reading “"I beg you not to feel disturbed,--" he began.”
a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
From this reading “"Then I am safe until we get below the Kentucky shore?" she queried calmly.”
the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
From this reading “"Will you set me down at Louisville?"”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “"Madam, I can not."”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “"Then I am safe until we get below the Kentucky shore?" she queried calmly.”
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading “You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Then I am safe until we get below the Kentucky shore?" she queried calmly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Will you set me down at Louisville?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "I beg you not to feel disturbed,--" he began.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I beg you not to feel disturbed,--" he began.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "Then I am safe until we get below the Kentucky shore?" she queried calmly.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading "Then I am safe until we get below the Kentucky shore?" she queried calmly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Madam, I can not."
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
having the place or position changed
From this reading "I beg you not to feel disturbed,--" he began.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Will you set me down at Louisville?"
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I beg you not to feel disturbed,--" he began.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Then I am safe until we get below the Kentucky shore?" she queried calmly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I beg you not to feel disturbed,--" he began.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then I am safe until we get below the Kentucky shore?" she queried calmly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
From this reading "Then I am safe until we get below the Kentucky shore?" she queried calmly.
the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
From this reading "Will you set me down at Louisville?"
a woman of refinement
From this reading "Madam, I can not."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you set me down at Louisville?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I beg you not to feel disturbed,--" he began.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading "Then I am safe until we get below the Kentucky shore?" she queried calmly.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Then I am safe until we get below the Kentucky shore?" she queried calmly.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Will you set me down at Louisville?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then I am safe until we get below the Kentucky shore?" she queried calmly.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "Then I am safe until we get below the Kentucky shore?" she queried calmly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then I am safe until we get below the Kentucky shore?" she queried calmly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
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From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
up to a particular time
From this reading "Then I am safe until we get below the Kentucky shore?" she queried calmly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you set me down at Louisville?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are, as may be seen, close to the throne, so far as we have thrones in this country."
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