Chapter 18 of The Substitute Millionaire is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Substitute Millionaire is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Right as a trivet! And you?" "Oh, I'm well. But I can't stand that woman much longer!" "Poor Kitty!
Chapter 18 of The Substitute Millionaire is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “"Poor Kitty!”
for more time
From this reading “But I can't stand that woman much longer!"”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “But I can't stand that woman much longer!"”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “"Poor Kitty!”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “"Right as a trivet!”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “But I can't stand that woman much longer!"”
(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 “"Oh, I'm well.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “But I can't stand that woman much longer!"”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Right as a trivet!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Right as a trivet!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I can't stand that woman much longer!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I can't stand that woman much longer!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I can't stand that woman much longer!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm well.
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading "Poor Kitty!
for more time
From this reading But I can't stand that woman much longer!"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But I can't stand that woman much longer!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I'm well.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor Kitty!
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right as a trivet!
be standing; be upright
From this reading But I can't stand that woman much longer!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I can't stand that woman much longer!"
a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
From this reading "Right as a trivet!
(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 "Oh, I'm well.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading But I can't stand that woman much longer!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you?"
Chapter 18 of The Substitute Millionaire by Hulbert Footner holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 18 holds 417 sentences of The Substitute Millionaire, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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