Chapter 2 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02, Fiction is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02, Fiction is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A fine horse! A capital horse!" said several of the connoisseurs. "What do you ask for him?" "A hundred and fifty pounds," said I. "Why, I thought you would have asked double that amount!
Chapter 2 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02, Fiction is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a quantity of money
From this reading “"Why, I thought you would have asked double that amount!”
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading “A capital horse!" said several of the connoisseurs.”
plural of “connoisseur” — an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
From this reading “A capital horse!" said several of the connoisseurs.”
increase twofold
From this reading “"Why, I thought you would have asked double that amount!”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “"A hundred and fifty pounds," said I.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “"A fine horse!”
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “"A hundred and fifty pounds," said I.”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading “A capital horse!" said several of the connoisseurs.”
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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 "A fine horse!
a quantity of money
From this reading "Why, I thought you would have asked double that amount!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A hundred and fifty pounds," said I.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What do you ask for him?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Why, I thought you would have asked double that amount!
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading A capital horse!" said several of the connoisseurs.
plural of “connoisseur” — an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
From this reading A capital horse!" said several of the connoisseurs.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you ask for him?"
increase twofold
From this reading "Why, I thought you would have asked double that amount!
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading "A hundred and fifty pounds," said I.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "A fine horse!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What do you ask for him?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why, I thought you would have asked double that amount!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What do you ask for him?"
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "A fine horse!
ten 10s
From this reading "A hundred and fifty pounds," said I.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A hundred and fifty pounds," said I.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A capital horse!" said several of the connoisseurs.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading "A hundred and fifty pounds," said I.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A capital horse!" said several of the connoisseurs.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading A capital horse!" said several of the connoisseurs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, I thought you would have asked double that amount!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A capital horse!" said several of the connoisseurs.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Why, I thought you would have asked double that amount!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you ask for him?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, I thought you would have asked double that amount!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Why, I thought you would have asked double that amount!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you ask for him?"
Chapter 2 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02, Fiction by Arthur [Editor] Mee holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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