Chapter 10 of Thrifty Stock, and Other Stories is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Thrifty Stock, and Other Stories is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“On what ground?” the Judge asked tonelessly. Cotterill whisperingly explained. “We know your affairs pretty well, Bob,” he said, assuringly. “You’ve got a reasonable salary; but it’s none too much. You like to live comfortable; and nobody blames you.
Chapter 10 of Thrifty Stock, and Other Stories is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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matters of personal concern
From this reading ““We know your affairs pretty well, Bob,” he said, assuringly.”
plural of “blame” — an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading “You like to live comfortable; and nobody blames you.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““We know your affairs pretty well, Bob,” he said, assuringly.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “You like to live comfortable; and nobody blames you.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Cotterill whisperingly explained.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “You like to live comfortable; and nobody blames you.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading ““You’ve got a reasonable salary; but it’s none too much.”
something that remunerates
From this reading ““You’ve got a reasonable salary; but it’s none too much.”
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.
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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 “You’ve got a reasonable salary; but it’s none too much.
matters of personal concern
From this reading “We know your affairs pretty well, Bob,” he said, assuringly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You like to live comfortable; and nobody blames you.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “On what ground?” the Judge asked tonelessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We know your affairs pretty well, Bob,” he said, assuringly.
plural of “blame” — an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading You like to live comfortable; and nobody blames you.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “We know your affairs pretty well, Bob,” he said, assuringly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You’ve got a reasonable salary; but it’s none too much.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading You like to live comfortable; and nobody blames you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cotterill whisperingly explained.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Cotterill whisperingly explained.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You’ve got a reasonable salary; but it’s none too much.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading “On what ground?” the Judge asked tonelessly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We know your affairs pretty well, Bob,” he said, assuringly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve got a reasonable salary; but it’s none too much.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “On what ground?” the Judge asked tonelessly.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “We know your affairs pretty well, Bob,” he said, assuringly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You like to live comfortable; and nobody blames you.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading You like to live comfortable; and nobody blames you.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “You’ve got a reasonable salary; but it’s none too much.
no person; not anyone
From this reading You like to live comfortable; and nobody blames you.
not one, and not any
From this reading “You’ve got a reasonable salary; but it’s none too much.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “On what ground?” the Judge asked tonelessly.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “We know your affairs pretty well, Bob,” he said, assuringly.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “You’ve got a reasonable salary; but it’s none too much.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We know your affairs pretty well, Bob,” he said, assuringly.
something that remunerates
From this reading “You’ve got a reasonable salary; but it’s none too much.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “On what ground?” the Judge asked tonelessly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You like to live comfortable; and nobody blames you.
in a monotone
From this reading “On what ground?” the Judge asked tonelessly.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “You’ve got a reasonable salary; but it’s none too much.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We know your affairs pretty well, Bob,” he said, assuringly.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “We know your affairs pretty well, Bob,” he said, assuringly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “On what ground?” the Judge asked tonelessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cotterill whisperingly explained.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You like to live comfortable; and nobody blames you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve got a reasonable salary; but it’s none too much.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We know your affairs pretty well, Bob,” he said, assuringly.
Chapter 10 of Thrifty Stock, and Other Stories by Ben Ames Williams holds 415 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 10 holds 415 sentences of Thrifty Stock, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Thrifty Stock, and Other Stories by Ben Ames Williams exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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