Chapter 9 of Winner Take All is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Winner Take All is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape. Something did turn up. It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell. And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly. "You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.
Chapter 9 of Winner Take All is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading “And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.”
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading “"You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “"You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.”
pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
From this reading “It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.”
United States philosopher (1876-1957)
From this reading “DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.”
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading “DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.”
produce a sound as if from a trumpet
From this reading “It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading "You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading "You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Something did turn up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly.
pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
conformity or harmony
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
United States philosopher (1876-1957)
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
in the near future
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something did turn up.
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
express in words
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
produce a sound as if from a trumpet
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Something did turn up.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Something did turn up.
precisely as stated
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.
Chapter 9 of Winner Take All by Larry, -1925 Evans holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 163 sentences of Winner Take All, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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