Chapter 8 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 2 is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 2 is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mah goodness! Ho' exciting!" said Miss Woodburn. "May anybody look?" "Everybody," said Beaton. "Well, isn't it perfectly choming!"
Chapter 8 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 2 is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 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.
any person at all
From this reading “"May anybody look?"”
every person
From this reading “"Everybody," said Beaton.”
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading “Ho' exciting!" said Miss Woodburn.”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “"Mah goodness!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “"May anybody look?"”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"May anybody look?"”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Ho' exciting!" said Miss Woodburn.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"Well, isn't it perfectly choming!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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any person at all
From this reading "May anybody look?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Everybody," said Beaton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, isn't it perfectly choming!"
every person
From this reading "Everybody," said Beaton.
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading Ho' exciting!" said Miss Woodburn.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading "Mah goodness!
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading Ho' exciting!" said Miss Woodburn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, isn't it perfectly choming!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, isn't it perfectly choming!"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "May anybody look?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mah goodness!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May anybody look?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Ho' exciting!" said Miss Woodburn.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Well, isn't it perfectly choming!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Ho' exciting!" said Miss Woodburn.
(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, isn't it perfectly choming!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ho' exciting!" said Miss Woodburn.
Chapter 8 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 2 by William Dean Howells holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 8 holds 200 sentences of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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