Chapter 3 of The Undercurrent is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Undercurrent is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Crazy, am I? The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work. You're likely to need it. The jig's up, I tell you. We haven't a dollar left."
Chapter 3 of The Undercurrent is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “"Crazy, am I?”
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “We haven't a dollar left."”
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
From this reading “The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “You're likely to need it.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “You're likely to need it.”
plural of “philanthropist” — someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
From this reading “The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.”
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.”
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 “The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.”
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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 We haven't a dollar left."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Crazy, am I?
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading "Crazy, am I?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading We haven't a dollar left."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We haven't a dollar left."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Crazy, am I?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You're likely to need it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The jig's up, I tell you.
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading We haven't a dollar left."
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading You're likely to need it.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading You're likely to need it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
plural of “philanthropist” — someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
express in words
From this reading The jig's up, I tell you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
a special situation
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The jig's up, I tell you.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We haven't a dollar left."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're likely to need it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The best thing for you to do is to ask some of your church philanthropists to supply you with laundry work.
Chapter 3 of The Undercurrent by Robert Grant holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 3 holds 414 sentences of The Undercurrent, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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