Chapter 5 of The Uttermost Farthing: A Savant's Vendetta is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Uttermost Farthing: A Savant's Vendetta is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.' "It was an absurd situation. I was beginning smilingly to shake my head when the Jew resumed eagerly: "I tell you, misther, itth a chanth in a million. A firth clath bithneth and not a brown to pay for the goodwill.
Chapter 5 of The Uttermost Farthing: A Savant's Vendetta is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “buy” — an advantageous purchase
From this reading “"'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'”
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “"'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'”
English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
From this reading “A firth clath bithneth and not a brown to pay for the goodwill.”
a good source of something that is desired
From this reading “"'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'”
(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
From this reading “A firth clath bithneth and not a brown to pay for the goodwill.”
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading “I was beginning smilingly to shake my head when the Jew resumed eagerly:”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “"I tell you, misther, itth a chanth in a million.”
with smiles; in a smiling manner
From this reading “I was beginning smilingly to shake my head when the Jew resumed eagerly:”
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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 "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading "It was an absurd situation.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It was an absurd situation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A firth clath bithneth and not a brown to pay for the goodwill.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading I was beginning smilingly to shake my head when the Jew resumed eagerly:
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From this reading A firth clath bithneth and not a brown to pay for the goodwill.
lacking funds
From this reading "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading A firth clath bithneth and not a brown to pay for the goodwill.
plural of “buy” — an advantageous purchase
From this reading "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I tell you, misther, itth a chanth in a million.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A firth clath bithneth and not a brown to pay for the goodwill.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading I was beginning smilingly to shake my head when the Jew resumed eagerly:
English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
From this reading A firth clath bithneth and not a brown to pay for the goodwill.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
a good source of something that is desired
From this reading "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
From this reading A firth clath bithneth and not a brown to pay for the goodwill.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I was beginning smilingly to shake my head when the Jew resumed eagerly:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was beginning smilingly to shake my head when the Jew resumed eagerly:
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From this reading "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was an absurd situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I tell you, misther, itth a chanth in a million.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading I was beginning smilingly to shake my head when the Jew resumed eagerly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading "I tell you, misther, itth a chanth in a million.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I tell you, misther, itth a chanth in a million.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was beginning smilingly to shake my head when the Jew resumed eagerly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A firth clath bithneth and not a brown to pay for the goodwill.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading A firth clath bithneth and not a brown to pay for the goodwill.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading I was beginning smilingly to shake my head when the Jew resumed eagerly:
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading I was beginning smilingly to shake my head when the Jew resumed eagerly:
do one's shopping
From this reading "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading "It was an absurd situation.
with smiles; in a smiling manner
From this reading I was beginning smilingly to shake my head when the Jew resumed eagerly:
express in words
From this reading "I tell you, misther, itth a chanth in a million.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was beginning smilingly to shake my head when the Jew resumed eagerly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was an absurd situation.
at the time that
From this reading I was beginning smilingly to shake my head when the Jew resumed eagerly:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Ja!' the other man broke in, 'dat shop is a leedle goldmine; und you buys 'im for noding.'
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