Chapter 14 of Where Your Treasure Is is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Where Your Treasure Is is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver. “Why didn’t you buy that stock? I passed the hunch to you to-day.” “I haven’t any money for wildcatting in gold-mines,” I said. The man came close to me and spoke low.
Chapter 14 of Where Your Treasure Is is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading ““Why didn’t you buy that stock?”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading ““I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ““I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “I passed the hunch to you to-day.””
a sudden jarring impact
From this reading ““I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading ““I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading ““Why didn’t you buy that stock?”
hard to endure
From this reading ““I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.”
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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In this reading ““I haven’t any money for wildcatting in gold-mines,” I said.”
nearly do something
In this reading “The man came close to me and spoke low.”
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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 “I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man came close to me and spoke low.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I haven’t any money for wildcatting in gold-mines,” I said.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Why didn’t you buy that stock?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The man came close to me and spoke low.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The man came close to me and spoke low.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why didn’t you buy that stock?
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I haven’t any money for wildcatting in gold-mines,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I haven’t any money for wildcatting in gold-mines,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I haven’t any money for wildcatting in gold-mines,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading I passed the hunch to you to-day.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I haven’t any money for wildcatting in gold-mines,” I said.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.
a sudden jarring impact
From this reading “I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The man came close to me and spoke low.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man came close to me and spoke low.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man came close to me and spoke low.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “I haven’t any money for wildcatting in gold-mines,” I said.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I passed the hunch to you to-day.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I haven’t any money for wildcatting in gold-mines,” I said.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The man came close to me and spoke low.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “Why didn’t you buy that stock?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Why didn’t you buy that stock?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I passed the hunch to you to-day.”
hard to endure
From this reading “I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why didn’t you buy that stock?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I haven’t any money for wildcatting in gold-mines,” I said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I was trying to jolt a little hoss sense into you,” explained the driver.
Chapter 14 of Where Your Treasure Is by Holman Day 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 14 holds 406 sentences of Where Your Treasure Is, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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