Chapter 9 of Trading Jeff and His Dog is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Trading Jeff and His Dog is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Did you now?" "Couldn't get what they're worth, though," Jeff said sadly. "Land! Had no idea they were worth anything." "I got two hundred dollars."
Chapter 9 of Trading Jeff and His Dog is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any thing at all
From this reading “Had no idea they were worth anything."”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “"I got two hundred dollars."”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"I got two hundred dollars."”
ten 10s
From this reading “"I got two hundred dollars."”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Had no idea they were worth anything."”
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “"Land!”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “"Couldn't get what they're worth, though," Jeff said sadly.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “"Couldn't get what they're worth, though," Jeff said sadly.”
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.
In this reading “"I got two hundred dollars."”
being ten more than one hundred ninety
In this reading “"I got two hundred dollars."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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any thing at all
From this reading Had no idea they were worth anything."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Couldn't get what they're worth, though," Jeff said sadly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you now?"
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "I got two hundred dollars."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Couldn't get what they're worth, though," Jeff said sadly.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I got two hundred dollars."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had no idea they were worth anything."
ten 10s
From this reading "I got two hundred dollars."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I got two hundred dollars."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Had no idea they were worth anything."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Couldn't get what they're worth, though," Jeff said sadly.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "Land!
not any; not one
From this reading Had no idea they were worth anything."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Did you now?"
in an unfortunate way
From this reading "Couldn't get what they're worth, though," Jeff said sadly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Couldn't get what they're worth, though," Jeff said sadly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had no idea they were worth anything."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Couldn't get what they're worth, though," Jeff said sadly.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Couldn't get what they're worth, though," Jeff said sadly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I got two hundred dollars."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Had no idea they were worth anything."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Couldn't get what they're worth, though," Jeff said sadly.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "Couldn't get what they're worth, though," Jeff said sadly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you now?"
Chapter 9 of Trading Jeff and His Dog by Jim Kjelgaard holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of Trading Jeff and His Dog, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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