Chapter 14 of To The West is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of To The West is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come, that's something; but you can't ride without a horse." "No, sir." "And have you any capital to buy land, and stock it?" "Only a few pounds left, sir." "Oh, you have a few pounds.
Chapter 14 of To The West is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “"And have you any capital to buy land, and stock it?"”
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading “"And have you any capital to buy land, and stock it?"”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “"Come, that's something; but you can't ride without a horse."”
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “"And have you any capital to buy land, and stock it?"”
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “"Only a few pounds left, sir."”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “"Come, that's something; but you can't ride without a horse."”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Come, that's something; but you can't ride without a horse."”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “"And have you any capital to buy land, and stock it?"”
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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 "Come, that's something; but you can't ride without a horse."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And have you any capital to buy land, and stock it?"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "And have you any capital to buy land, and stock it?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Come, that's something; but you can't ride without a horse."
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "And have you any capital to buy land, and stock it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, that's something; but you can't ride without a horse."
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading "And have you any capital to buy land, and stock it?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, that's something; but you can't ride without a horse."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Only a few pounds left, sir."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And have you any capital to buy land, and stock it?"
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Come, that's something; but you can't ride without a horse."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And have you any capital to buy land, and stock it?"
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "And have you any capital to buy land, and stock it?"
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 "Only a few pounds left, sir."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you have a few pounds.
and nothing more
From this reading "Only a few pounds left, sir."
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading "Only a few pounds left, sir."
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "Come, that's something; but you can't ride without a horse."
term of address for a man
From this reading "No, sir."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Come, that's something; but you can't ride without a horse."
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading "And have you any capital to buy land, and stock it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, that's something; but you can't ride without a horse."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And have you any capital to buy land, and stock it?"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Come, that's something; but you can't ride without a horse."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come, that's something; but you can't ride without a horse."
Chapter 14 of To The West by George Manville Fenn holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 14 holds 421 sentences of To The West, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of To The West by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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