Chapter 15 of Where Your Treasure Is is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Where Your Treasure Is is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I tell you there’s something in the air,” insisted the other. “It’s a fair gamble at twenty-five cents a share.” He pulled out some papers and walked up to me. “You look like ready money, my friend. I’d rather play the wheel just now than be rich.
Chapter 15 of Where Your Treasure Is is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading ““It’s a fair gamble at twenty-five cents a share.””
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading ““It’s a fair gamble at twenty-five cents a share.””
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading ““I tell you there’s something in the air,” insisted the other.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “He pulled out some papers and walked up to me.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “He pulled out some papers and walked up to me.”
have in common
From this reading ““It’s a fair gamble at twenty-five cents a share.””
being five more than twenty
From this reading ““It’s a fair gamble at twenty-five cents a share.””
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “I’d rather play the wheel just now than be rich.”
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 ““It’s a fair gamble at twenty-five cents a share.””
move out or away
In this reading “He pulled out some papers and walked up to me.”
money in the form of cash that is readily available
In this reading ““You look like ready money, my friend.”
In this reading “He pulled out some papers and walked up to me.”
on everybody's mind
In this reading ““I tell you there’s something in the air,” insisted the other.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It’s a fair gamble at twenty-five cents a share.”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “I tell you there’s something in the air,” insisted the other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He pulled out some papers and walked up to me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It’s a fair gamble at twenty-five cents a share.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I’d rather play the wheel just now than be rich.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “It’s a fair gamble at twenty-five cents a share.”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “It’s a fair gamble at twenty-five cents a share.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “You look like ready money, my friend.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “It’s a fair gamble at twenty-five cents a share.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pulled out some papers and walked up to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I tell you there’s something in the air,” insisted the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d rather play the wheel just now than be rich.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I tell you there’s something in the air,” insisted the other.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “I tell you there’s something in the air,” insisted the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s a fair gamble at twenty-five cents a share.”
and nothing more
From this reading I’d rather play the wheel just now than be rich.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “You look like ready money, my friend.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “You look like ready money, my friend.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He pulled out some papers and walked up to me.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “You look like ready money, my friend.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You look like ready money, my friend.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I’d rather play the wheel just now than be rich.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “I tell you there’s something in the air,” insisted the other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He pulled out some papers and walked up to me.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading He pulled out some papers and walked up to me.
participate in games or sport
From this reading I’d rather play the wheel just now than be rich.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading He pulled out some papers and walked up to me.
on the contrary
From this reading I’d rather play the wheel just now than be rich.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “You look like ready money, my friend.
possessing material wealth
From this reading I’d rather play the wheel just now than be rich.
have in common
From this reading “It’s a fair gamble at twenty-five cents a share.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He pulled out some papers and walked up to me.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I tell you there’s something in the air,” insisted the other.
express in words
From this reading “I tell you there’s something in the air,” insisted the other.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I’d rather play the wheel just now than be rich.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I tell you there’s something in the air,” insisted the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I tell you there’s something in the air,” insisted the other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He pulled out some papers and walked up to me.
being five more than twenty
From this reading “It’s a fair gamble at twenty-five cents a share.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He pulled out some papers and walked up to me.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He pulled out some papers and walked up to me.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading I’d rather play the wheel just now than be rich.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I tell you there’s something in the air,” insisted the other.
Chapter 15 of Where Your Treasure Is by Holman Day holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 15 holds 404 sentences of Where Your Treasure Is, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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