Chapter 33 of Young Auctioneers is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of Young Auctioneers is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MATT SPEAKS HIS MIND. Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store. Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard. "Phew!" whistled Andy. "That will make matters rather interesting.
Chapter 33 of Young Auctioneers is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “auctioneer” — an agent who conducts an auction
From this reading “Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.”
-ing form of “dust” — remove the dust from
From this reading “Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.”
come together
From this reading “Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “MATT SPEAKS HIS MIND.”
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.”
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading “Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “MATT SPEAKS HIS MIND.”
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading “"Phew!" whistled Andy.”
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 “"That will make matters rather interesting.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.
plural of “auctioneer” — an agent who conducts an auction
From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
-ing form of “dust” — remove the dust from
From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.
come together
From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MATT SPEAKS HIS MIND.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading "That will make matters rather interesting.
engage in
From this reading "That will make matters rather interesting.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading MATT SPEAKS HIS MIND.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "That will make matters rather interesting.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading MATT SPEAKS HIS MIND.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phew!" whistled Andy.
on the contrary
From this reading "That will make matters rather interesting.
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading MATT SPEAKS HIS MIND.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That will make matters rather interesting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Matt did not wait to encounter the rival auctioneers, but walked away and entered the door of his own store.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Andy was busy, dusting up, and to his partner he told what he had heard.
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading "Phew!" whistled Andy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That will make matters rather interesting.
Chapter 33 of Young Auctioneers by Edward Stratemeyer holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 33 holds 121 sentences of Young Auctioneers, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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