Chapter 8 of True Riches is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of True Riches is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter. "I thought him perfectly satisfied. He didn't say he was offered a higher salary. Ah! guess I've got it now. It's only a bit of a ruse on his part to get me to increase his wages.
Chapter 8 of True Riches is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “"I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.”
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading “"I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.”
a quantity that is added
From this reading “It's only a bit of a ruse on his part to get me to increase his wages.”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “"I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.”
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading “"I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.”
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
From this reading “It's only a bit of a ruse on his part to get me to increase his wages.”
something that remunerates
From this reading “He didn't say he was offered a higher salary.”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “It's only a bit of a ruse on his part to get me to increase his wages.”
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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 He didn't say he was offered a higher salary.
later than; following
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
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From this reading Ah! guess I've got it now.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading It's only a bit of a ruse on his part to get me to increase his wages.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn't say he was offered a higher salary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It's only a bit of a ruse on his part to get me to increase his wages.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Ah! guess I've got it now.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Ah! guess I've got it now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn't say he was offered a higher salary.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading He didn't say he was offered a higher salary.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I thought him perfectly satisfied.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah! guess I've got it now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
a quantity that is added
From this reading It's only a bit of a ruse on his part to get me to increase his wages.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ah! guess I've got it now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's only a bit of a ruse on his part to get me to increase his wages.
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
and nothing more
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's only a bit of a ruse on his part to get me to increase his wages.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Ah! guess I've got it now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's only a bit of a ruse on his part to get me to increase his wages.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading He didn't say he was offered a higher salary.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It's only a bit of a ruse on his part to get me to increase his wages.
and nothing more
From this reading It's only a bit of a ruse on his part to get me to increase his wages.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It's only a bit of a ruse on his part to get me to increase his wages.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "I thought him perfectly satisfied.
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
From this reading It's only a bit of a ruse on his part to get me to increase his wages.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
something that remunerates
From this reading He didn't say he was offered a higher salary.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading "I thought him perfectly satisfied.
express in words
From this reading He didn't say he was offered a higher salary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought him perfectly satisfied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading It's only a bit of a ruse on his part to get me to increase his wages.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He didn't say he was offered a higher salary.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I don't just understand this," said Jasper to himself, after the interview with his clerk described in another chapter.
Chapter 8 of True Riches by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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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