Chapter 1 of The Purchase Price is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Purchase Price is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I am my own mistress. I am going to escape as soon as I can." He touched his cap in salute. "Very well, then. I flattered myself we had done well together thus far--you have made it easy.
Chapter 1 of The Purchase Price is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 29/65 · 5 reading units · Lines 141–145
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “He touched his cap in salute.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “I flattered myself we had done well together thus far--you have made it easy.”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “I am going to escape as soon as I can."”
past form of “flatter” — praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading “I flattered myself we had done well together thus far--you have made it easy.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “I am my own mistress.”
propose a toast to
From this reading “He touched his cap in salute.”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “I flattered myself we had done well together thus far--you have made it easy.”
having come into contact
From this reading “He touched his cap in salute.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am my own mistress.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am going to escape as soon as I can."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am going to escape as soon as I can."
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading He touched his cap in salute.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I flattered myself we had done well together thus far--you have made it easy.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading I flattered myself we had done well together thus far--you have made it easy.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading I am going to escape as soon as I can."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I flattered myself we had done well together thus far--you have made it easy.
past form of “flatter” — praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading I flattered myself we had done well together thus far--you have made it easy.
the act of departing
From this reading I am going to escape as soon as I can."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I flattered myself we had done well together thus far--you have made it easy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I flattered myself we had done well together thus far--you have made it easy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He touched his cap in salute.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He touched his cap in salute.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am my own mistress.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He touched his cap in salute.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I flattered myself we had done well together thus far--you have made it easy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I flattered myself we had done well together thus far--you have made it easy.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading I am my own mistress.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am my own mistress.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I flattered myself we had done well together thus far--you have made it easy.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I am my own mistress.
propose a toast to
From this reading He touched his cap in salute.
in the near future
From this reading I am going to escape as soon as I can."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Very well, then.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading I flattered myself we had done well together thus far--you have made it easy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am going to escape as soon as I can."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I flattered myself we had done well together thus far--you have made it easy.
having come into contact
From this reading He touched his cap in salute.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well, then.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I flattered myself we had done well together thus far--you have made it easy.
(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, then.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I flattered myself we had done well together thus far--you have made it easy.
Chapter 1 of The Purchase Price by Emerson Hough holds 326 sentences, grouped into 66 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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