Chapter 12 of The shadows of a great city: A romantic story is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of The shadows of a great city: A romantic story is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Halloa, Jim,” said Nathans, “have you come to worry the good gentleman?” “I’ve come for what’s due me!” growled the boy. “Due you? Nothing is due you. Don’t think you can demand a sum of money and then get it.
Chapter 12 of The shadows of a great city: A romantic story is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a youthful male person
From this reading ““I’ve come for what’s due me!” growled the boy.”
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “Don’t think you can demand a sum of money and then get it.”
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading ““I’ve come for what’s due me!” growled the boy.”
a man of refinement
From this reading ““Halloa, Jim,” said Nathans, “have you come to worry the good gentleman?””
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading ““I’ve come for what’s due me!” growled the boy.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Don’t think you can demand a sum of money and then get it.”
a quantity of money
From this reading “Don’t think you can demand a sum of money and then get it.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading ““Halloa, Jim,” said Nathans, “have you come to worry the good gentleman?””
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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 Don’t think you can demand a sum of money and then get it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don’t think you can demand a sum of money and then get it.
a youthful male person
From this reading “I’ve come for what’s due me!” growled the boy.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Don’t think you can demand a sum of money and then get it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Halloa, Jim,” said Nathans, “have you come to worry the good gentleman?”
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading Don’t think you can demand a sum of money and then get it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t think you can demand a sum of money and then get it.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading “I’ve come for what’s due me!” growled the boy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I’ve come for what’s due me!” growled the boy.
a man of refinement
From this reading “Halloa, Jim,” said Nathans, “have you come to worry the good gentleman?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Don’t think you can demand a sum of money and then get it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Halloa, Jim,” said Nathans, “have you come to worry the good gentleman?”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “I’ve come for what’s due me!” growled the boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Halloa, Jim,” said Nathans, “have you come to worry the good gentleman?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Halloa, Jim,” said Nathans, “have you come to worry the good gentleman?”
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From this reading “I’ve come for what’s due me!” growled the boy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing is due you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don’t think you can demand a sum of money and then get it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Halloa, Jim,” said Nathans, “have you come to worry the good gentleman?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I’ve come for what’s due me!” growled the boy.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Don’t think you can demand a sum of money and then get it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Halloa, Jim,” said Nathans, “have you come to worry the good gentleman?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing is due you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don’t think you can demand a sum of money and then get it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Halloa, Jim,” said Nathans, “have you come to worry the good gentleman?”
a quantity of money
From this reading Don’t think you can demand a sum of money and then get it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Halloa, Jim,” said Nathans, “have you come to worry the good gentleman?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Don’t think you can demand a sum of money and then get it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Don’t think you can demand a sum of money and then get it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Halloa, Jim,” said Nathans, “have you come to worry the good gentleman?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve come for what’s due me!” growled the boy.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “Halloa, Jim,” said Nathans, “have you come to worry the good gentleman?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Halloa, Jim,” said Nathans, “have you come to worry the good gentleman?”
Chapter 12 of The shadows of a great city: A romantic story by Grace Miller White holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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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