Chapter 5 of The Purchase Price is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Purchase Price is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers. Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought: "Amanuensis, is she?" He chuckled. The other ventured no reply.
Chapter 5 of The Purchase Price is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasantly occupied
From this reading “Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:”
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading “Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:”
a game played with playing cards
From this reading “SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.”
without care or concern
From this reading “SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.”
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “He chuckled.”
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
From this reading “Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:”
walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
From this reading “SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.”
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “The other ventured no reply.”
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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 Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
From this reading "Amanuensis, is she?"
pleasantly occupied
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
without care or concern
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
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From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
put or send forth
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading He chuckled.
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Amanuensis, is she?"
immediately past
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
not any; not one
From this reading The other ventured no reply.
on one occasion
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
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From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other ventured no reply.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading The other ventured no reply.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Amanuensis, is she?"
walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
in the direction of
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading The other ventured no reply.
during the time that
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
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