Chapter 9 of To the Highest Bidder is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of To the Highest Bidder is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Her face brightened. “In October,” she said, “we shall harvest the orchards. Then I could pay back the money.” A swift shadow crossed his face. “Money; is it of that you must always be thinking?” he asked.
Chapter 9 of To the Highest Bidder is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading “Her face brightened.”
placed crosswise
From this reading “A swift shadow crossed his face.”
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading ““In October,” she said, “we shall harvest the orchards.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading ““In October,” she said, “we shall harvest the orchards.”
plural of “orchard” — garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading ““In October,” she said, “we shall harvest the orchards.”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “Then I could pay back the money.””
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “A swift shadow crossed his face.”
moving very fast
From this reading “A swift shadow crossed his face.”
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.
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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 swift shadow crossed his face.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Money; is it of that you must always be thinking?” he asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Money; is it of that you must always be thinking?” he asked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then I could pay back the money.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Money; is it of that you must always be thinking?” he asked.
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading Her face brightened.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then I could pay back the money.”
placed crosswise
From this reading A swift shadow crossed his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face brightened.
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading “In October,” she said, “we shall harvest the orchards.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Money; is it of that you must always be thinking?” he asked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face brightened.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A swift shadow crossed his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I could pay back the money.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In October,” she said, “we shall harvest the orchards.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Money; is it of that you must always be thinking?” he asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Money; is it of that you must always be thinking?” he asked.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Then I could pay back the money.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Money; is it of that you must always be thinking?” he asked.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “In October,” she said, “we shall harvest the orchards.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Money; is it of that you must always be thinking?” he asked.
plural of “orchard” — garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading “In October,” she said, “we shall harvest the orchards.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Then I could pay back the money.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “In October,” she said, “we shall harvest the orchards.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading A swift shadow crossed his face.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “In October,” she said, “we shall harvest the orchards.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “In October,” she said, “we shall harvest the orchards.
moving very fast
From this reading A swift shadow crossed his face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Money; is it of that you must always be thinking?” he asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “In October,” she said, “we shall harvest the orchards.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I could pay back the money.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “Money; is it of that you must always be thinking?” he asked.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “In October,” she said, “we shall harvest the orchards.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Money; is it of that you must always be thinking?” he asked.
Chapter 9 of To the Highest Bidder by Florence Morse Kingsley holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 9 holds 406 sentences of To the Highest Bidder, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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