Chapter 10 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 1 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 1 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you. And you remember the old times? You were as much of a boy as I was, Lindau. Are you living in New York? Do you recollect how you tried to teach me to fence?
Chapter 10 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 1 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “Do you recollect how you tried to teach me to fence?”
march in a procession
From this reading “He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.”
possessive form of “march” — the month following February and preceding April
From this reading “He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.”
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Do you recollect how you tried to teach me to fence?”
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “Do you recollect how you tried to teach me to fence?”
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 “Are you living in New York?”
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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 He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you living in New York?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
a youthful male person
From this reading You were as much of a boy as I was, Lindau.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you recollect how you tried to teach me to fence?
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
enclose with a fence
From this reading Do you recollect how you tried to teach me to fence?
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you recollect how you tried to teach me to fence?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Are you living in New York?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Are you living in New York?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
march in a procession
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
possessive form of “march” — the month following February and preceding April
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you recollect how you tried to teach me to fence?
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You were as much of a boy as I was, Lindau.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Are you living in New York?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And you remember the old times?
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Do you recollect how you tried to teach me to fence?
To recall to mind.
From this reading And you remember the old times?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Do you recollect how you tried to teach me to fence?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And you remember the old times?
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading And you remember the old times?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you recollect how you tried to teach me to fence?
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Do you recollect how you tried to teach me to fence?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You were as much of a boy as I was, Lindau.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You were as much of a boy as I was, Lindau.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
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 Are you living in New York?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He looked anxiously into March's face, with a gentle smile of mixed hope and doubt, and March said: "As sure as it's Berthold Lindau, and I guess it's you.
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