Chapter 4 of William—the good is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of William—the good is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WILLIAM--THE MONEY MAKER The Outlaws stood around and gazed expectantly at William. “Well, where’re we goin’ to get ’em?” said Ginger. “Buy ’em,” said William after a moment’s deep thought. There was another silence. The solution was felt to be unworthy of William.
Chapter 4 of William—the good is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading ““Buy ’em,” said William after a moment’s deep thought.”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “WILLIAM--THE MONEY MAKER The Outlaws stood around and gazed expectantly at William.”
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading ““Well, where’re we goin’ to get ’em?” said Ginger.”
a person who makes things
From this reading “WILLIAM--THE MONEY MAKER The Outlaws stood around and gazed expectantly at William.”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
plural of “outlaw” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading “WILLIAM--THE MONEY MAKER The Outlaws stood around and gazed expectantly at William.”
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading “The solution was felt to be unworthy of William.”
lacking in value or merit
From this reading “The solution was felt to be unworthy of William.”
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In this reading ““Buy ’em,” said William after a moment’s deep thought.”
In this reading “WILLIAM--THE MONEY MAKER The Outlaws stood around and gazed expectantly at William.”
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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 “Buy ’em,” said William after a moment’s deep thought.
later than; following
From this reading “Buy ’em,” said William after a moment’s deep thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WILLIAM--THE MONEY MAKER The Outlaws stood around and gazed expectantly at William.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was another silence.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading WILLIAM--THE MONEY MAKER The Outlaws stood around and gazed expectantly at William.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WILLIAM--THE MONEY MAKER The Outlaws stood around and gazed expectantly at William.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The solution was felt to be unworthy of William.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Buy ’em,” said William after a moment’s deep thought.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “Buy ’em,” said William after a moment’s deep thought.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “Well, where’re we goin’ to get ’em?” said Ginger.
in an expectant manner
From this reading WILLIAM--THE MONEY MAKER The Outlaws stood around and gazed expectantly at William.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The solution was felt to be unworthy of William.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading WILLIAM--THE MONEY MAKER The Outlaws stood around and gazed expectantly at William.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well, where’re we goin’ to get ’em?” said Ginger.
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading “Well, where’re we goin’ to get ’em?” said Ginger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, where’re we goin’ to get ’em?” said Ginger.
a person who makes things
From this reading WILLIAM--THE MONEY MAKER The Outlaws stood around and gazed expectantly at William.
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “Buy ’em,” said William after a moment’s deep thought.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading WILLIAM--THE MONEY MAKER The Outlaws stood around and gazed expectantly at William.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The solution was felt to be unworthy of William.
plural of “outlaw” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading WILLIAM--THE MONEY MAKER The Outlaws stood around and gazed expectantly at William.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, where’re we goin’ to get ’em?” said Ginger.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was another silence.
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading The solution was felt to be unworthy of William.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading WILLIAM--THE MONEY MAKER The Outlaws stood around and gazed expectantly at William.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILLIAM--THE MONEY MAKER The Outlaws stood around and gazed expectantly at William.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was another silence.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Buy ’em,” said William after a moment’s deep thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, where’re we goin’ to get ’em?” said Ginger.
lacking in value or merit
From this reading The solution was felt to be unworthy of William.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was another silence.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well, where’re we goin’ to get ’em?” said Ginger.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, where’re we goin’ to get ’em?” said Ginger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, where’re we goin’ to get ’em?” said Ginger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILLIAM--THE MONEY MAKER The Outlaws stood around and gazed expectantly at William.
Chapter 4 of William—the good by Richmal Crompton holds 462 sentences, grouped into 93 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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