Chapter 15 of The Substitute Millionaire is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Substitute Millionaire is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection. Jack's room, the next room but one to the Dutch room, seemed to please her most. Perhaps it was because she knew it was Jack's room. "I'll take this for my bedroom," she said, "but the furniture is ghastly. It will have to be completely done over.
Chapter 15 of The Substitute Millionaire is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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pleasantly occupied
From this reading “Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection.”
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “"I'll take this for my bedroom," she said, "but the furniture is ghastly.”
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading “Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection.”
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading “Jack's room, the next room but one to the Dutch room, seemed to please her most.”
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading “"I'll take this for my bedroom," she said, "but the furniture is ghastly.”
a formal or official examination
From this reading “Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection.”
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading “Jack's room, the next room but one to the Dutch room, seemed to please her most.”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading “Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection.”
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.
In this reading “Jack's room, the next room but one to the Dutch room, seemed to please her most.”
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having companions or an escort
From this reading Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will have to be completely done over.
for the reason that
From this reading Perhaps it was because she knew it was Jack's room.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading "I'll take this for my bedroom," she said, "but the furniture is ghastly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jack's room, the next room but one to the Dutch room, seemed to please her most.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection.
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading It will have to be completely done over.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It will have to be completely done over.
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading Jack's room, the next room but one to the Dutch room, seemed to please her most.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'll take this for my bedroom," she said, "but the furniture is ghastly.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading "I'll take this for my bedroom," she said, "but the furniture is ghastly.
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading "I'll take this for my bedroom," she said, "but the furniture is ghastly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It will have to be completely done over.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll take this for my bedroom," she said, "but the furniture is ghastly.
a formal or official examination
From this reading Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'll take this for my bedroom," she said, "but the furniture is ghastly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was because she knew it was Jack's room.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection.
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack's room, the next room but one to the Dutch room, seemed to please her most.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Perhaps it was because she knew it was Jack's room.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Jack's room, the next room but one to the Dutch room, seemed to please her most.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'll take this for my bedroom," she said, "but the furniture is ghastly.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Jack's room, the next room but one to the Dutch room, seemed to please her most.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jack's room, the next room but one to the Dutch room, seemed to please her most.
above and across; more than
From this reading It will have to be completely done over.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it was because she knew it was Jack's room.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Jack's room, the next room but one to the Dutch room, seemed to please her most.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Jack's room, the next room but one to the Dutch room, seemed to please her most.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll take this for my bedroom," she said, "but the furniture is ghastly.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Jack's room, the next room but one to the Dutch room, seemed to please her most.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps it was because she knew it was Jack's room.
carry out
From this reading "I'll take this for my bedroom," she said, "but the furniture is ghastly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'll take this for my bedroom," she said, "but the furniture is ghastly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack's room, the next room but one to the Dutch room, seemed to please her most.
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading Jack, amused by the comedy, accompanied her and Bobo on the tour of inspection.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps it was because she knew it was Jack's room.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will have to be completely done over.
Chapter 15 of The Substitute Millionaire by Hulbert Footner holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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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