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The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates
The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Iola Beebe • Curated US English Learning Edition
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SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.
“Why, Mrs. Beebe,” Swiftwater used to say, “I should think a man could do anything with gold!
And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.”
Swiftwater’s mental processes were simple, as the foregoing will illustrate.
It was hardly to be expected otherwise.
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The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.
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“Why, Mrs. Beebe,” Swiftwater used to say, “I should think a man could do anything with gold!
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And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.”
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Swiftwater’s mental processes were simple, as the foregoing will illustrate.
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It was hardly to be expected otherwise.
/ɪt wɑːz ˈhɑːrdli tuː biː ɪkˈspektəd ˈʌðərwaɪz/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

devious adjective US /ˈdiːviəs/

indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading

From this reading “SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
foregoing adjective US /fɔːrˈɡoʊɪŋ/

especially of writing or speech; going before

From this reading “Swiftwater’s mental processes were simple, as the foregoing will illustrate.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
illustrate verb US /ˈɪləstreɪt/

clarify by giving an example of

From this reading “Swiftwater’s mental processes were simple, as the foregoing will illustrate.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mental adjective US /ˈmentəl/

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading “Swiftwater’s mental processes were simple, as the foregoing will illustrate.”

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processes noun US /ˈprɑːsesəz/

plural of “process” — a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

From this reading “Swiftwater’s mental processes were simple, as the foregoing will illustrate.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tortuous adjective US /ˈtɔːrtʃəwəs/

highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

From this reading “SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
travel verb US /ˈtrævəl/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
woman's noun US /ˈwʊmənz/

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

most beautiful adverb + adjective

In this reading “And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.””

12,963 times in 426,212 chapters
understand why verb + noun

In this reading “SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.”

6,013 times in 426,212 chapters
beautiful woman adjective + noun

In this reading “And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.””

5,481 times in 426,212 chapters
own part verb + noun

In this reading “And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.””

5,135 times in 426,212 chapters
in the world preposition + article + noun counted as “in … world”

In this reading “And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.””

107,541 times in 426,212 chapters
with gold preposition + noun

In this reading ““Why, Mrs. Beebe,” Swiftwater used to say, “I should think a man could do anything with gold!”

8,630 times in 426,212 chapters

All words in this reading · 73

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “Why, Mrs. Beebe,” Swiftwater used to say, “I should think a man could do anything with gold!

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Swiftwater’s mental processes were simple, as the foregoing will illustrate.

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It was hardly to be expected otherwise.

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beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Beebe

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From this reading “Why, Mrs. Beebe,” Swiftwater used to say, “I should think a man could do anything with gold!

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buyverbUS /baɪ/

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
deviousadjectiveUS /ˈdiːviəs/

indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Why, Mrs. Beebe,” Swiftwater used to say, “I should think a man could do anything with gold!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading It was hardly to be expected otherwise.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
foregoingadjectiveUS /fɔːrˈɡoʊɪŋ/

especially of writing or speech; going before

From this reading Swiftwater’s mental processes were simple, as the foregoing will illustrate.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/

coins made of gold

From this reading “Why, Mrs. Beebe,” Swiftwater used to say, “I should think a man could do anything with gold!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/

only a very short time before

From this reading It was hardly to be expected otherwise.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Why, Mrs. Beebe,” Swiftwater used to say, “I should think a man could do anything with gold!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
illustrateverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪt/

clarify by giving an example of

From this reading Swiftwater’s mental processes were simple, as the foregoing will illustrate.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
interwindings

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Pending verification
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading “Why, Mrs. Beebe,” Swiftwater used to say, “I should think a man could do anything with gold!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading Swiftwater’s mental processes were simple, as the foregoing will illustrate.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading “Why, Mrs. Beebe,” Swiftwater used to say, “I should think a man could do anything with gold!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
otherwiseadverbUS /ˈʌðərwaɪz/

in other respects or ways

From this reading It was hardly to be expected otherwise.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
processesnounUS /ˈprɑːsesəz/

plural of “process” — a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

From this reading Swiftwater’s mental processes were simple, as the foregoing will illustrate.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading “Why, Mrs. Beebe,” Swiftwater used to say, “I should think a man could do anything with gold!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading “Why, Mrs. Beebe,” Swiftwater used to say, “I should think a man could do anything with gold!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading Swiftwater’s mental processes were simple, as the foregoing will illustrate.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
SWIFTWATER

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From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Pending verification
Swiftwater's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Pending verification
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “Why, Mrs. Beebe,” Swiftwater used to say, “I should think a man could do anything with gold!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tortuousadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrtʃəwəs/

highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading “Why, Mrs. Beebe,” Swiftwater used to say, “I should think a man could do anything with gold!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Swiftwater’s mental processes were simple, as the foregoing will illustrate.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Swiftwater’s mental processes were simple, as the foregoing will illustrate.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
windings

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Why, Mrs. Beebe,” Swiftwater used to say, “I should think a man could do anything with gold!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading SWIFTWATER has often told me that he never could quite understand why it was that the way to a woman’s heart, even his own way--Swiftwater’s--was so hard to travel and so devious and tortuous in its windings and interwindings.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And for my own part, I used to always figure that money would buy anything,” said Swiftwater, “even the most beautiful woman in the world for your wife.”

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Chapter 4 of The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates by Iola Beebe holds 53 sentences, grouped into 11 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.

What does chapter 4 of The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates contain?

Chapter 4 holds 53 sentences of The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates by Iola Beebe exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 53 sentences, grouped into 11 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.

How do I study chapter 4 of The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates?

Work through the 11 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 11 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 4 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Common questions about reading The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates by Iola Beebe on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates?

Yes. All 987 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #47979 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #47979, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates take to read?

About 82 minutes of reading across 198 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates

Words and structures a reader meets early in The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Alaskans
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Women
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Really
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Remote
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.