Chapter 3 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 1 is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 1 is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It can give me up, too." "Oh, nonsense! I guess there's not much fear of that. Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York. I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
Chapter 3 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 1 is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading “I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."”
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “"Oh, nonsense!”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."”
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading “Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "It can give me up, too."
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I guess there's not much fear of that.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
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From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "It can give me up, too."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess there's not much fear of that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
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From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess there's not much fear of that.
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From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It can give me up, too."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It can give me up, too."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I guess there's not much fear of that.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Oh, nonsense!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I guess there's not much fear of that.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I guess there's not much fear of that.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, nonsense!
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
carry out
From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I guess there's not much fear of that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
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From this reading I guess there's not much fear of that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "It can give me up, too."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "It can give me up, too."
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
at the time that
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
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