Chapter 12 of The Substitute Millionaire is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Substitute Millionaire is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sure," said Jack quickly. "You did right. I'm disappointed, that's all." "I haven't done anything," whined the prisoner. "What are you going to do to me?"
Chapter 12 of The Substitute Millionaire is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any thing at all
From this reading “"I haven't done anything," whined the prisoner.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “I'm disappointed, that's all."”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “"I haven't done anything," whined the prisoner.”
the act of departing
From this reading “"What are you going to do to me?"”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"Sure," said Jack quickly.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “"I haven't done anything," whined the prisoner.”
with speed
From this reading “"Sure," said Jack quickly.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"Sure," said Jack quickly.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I'm disappointed, that's all."
any thing at all
From this reading "I haven't done anything," whined the prisoner.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you going to do to me?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You did right.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading I'm disappointed, that's all."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What are you going to do to me?"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I haven't done anything," whined the prisoner.
the act of departing
From this reading "What are you going to do to me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't done anything," whined the prisoner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I haven't done anything," whined the prisoner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm disappointed, that's all."
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Sure," said Jack quickly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What are you going to do to me?"
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "I haven't done anything," whined the prisoner.
with speed
From this reading "Sure," said Jack quickly.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You did right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Sure," said Jack quickly.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure," said Jack quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm disappointed, that's all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I haven't done anything," whined the prisoner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What are you going to do to me?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you going to do to me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't done anything," whined the prisoner.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You did right.
Chapter 12 of The Substitute Millionaire by Hulbert Footner holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Chapter 12 holds 424 sentences of The Substitute Millionaire, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Substitute Millionaire by Hulbert Footner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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