Chapter 14 of The Tobacco Tiller is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Tobacco Tiller is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower." "Fifty cents! I'm offered a half a dollar! Who'll make it three quarters?"
Chapter 14 of The Tobacco Tiller is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
From this reading “DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “"Fifty cents!”
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “I'm offered a half a dollar!”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “"Fifty cents!”
possessive form of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."”
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “I'm offered a half a dollar!”
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “Who'll make it three quarters?"”
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 “"Fifty cents!”
In this reading “Who'll make it three quarters?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I'm offered a half a dollar!
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
From this reading DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading "Fifty cents!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading I'm offered a half a dollar!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading "Fifty cents!
possessive form of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I'm offered a half a dollar!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm offered a half a dollar!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who'll make it three quarters?"
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."
engage in
From this reading Who'll make it three quarters?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
not any; not one
From this reading DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading I'm offered a half a dollar!
possession of controlling influence
From this reading DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."
housing available for people to live in
From this reading Who'll make it three quarters?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DOGGETT'S ACQUISITION "I am now in fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Who'll make it three quarters?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who'll make it three quarters?"
Chapter 14 of The Tobacco Tiller by Sarah Bell Hackley holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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 14 holds 257 sentences of The Tobacco Tiller, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of The Tobacco Tiller by Sarah Bell Hackley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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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