Chapter 11 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 2 is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 2 is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Talk all you want," said Alma, squinting her eyes. "And you needn't be either adamantine, nor yet--wooden." "Oh, ho' very good of you! Well, if Ah can toak--go on, Mr. Fulkerson!" "Me talk?
Chapter 11 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 2 is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one or the other of two
From this reading “"And you needn't be either adamantine, nor yet--wooden."”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “"Talk all you want," said Alma, squinting her eyes.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “"Oh, ho' very good of you!”
having eyes half closed in order to see better
From this reading “"Talk all you want," said Alma, squinting her eyes.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “"Talk all you want," said Alma, squinting her eyes.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"Talk all you want," said Alma, squinting her eyes.”
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading “"And you needn't be either adamantine, nor yet--wooden."”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"And you needn't be either adamantine, nor yet--wooden."”
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consisting of or having the hardness of adamant
From this reading "And you needn't be either adamantine, nor yet--wooden."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, if Ah can toak--go on, Mr. Fulkerson!"
(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 "Talk all you want," said Alma, squinting her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Talk all you want," said Alma, squinting her eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you needn't be either adamantine, nor yet--wooden."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And you needn't be either adamantine, nor yet--wooden."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Well, if Ah can toak--go on, Mr. Fulkerson!"
one or the other of two
From this reading "And you needn't be either adamantine, nor yet--wooden."
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Talk all you want," said Alma, squinting her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, if Ah can toak--go on, Mr. Fulkerson!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Well, if Ah can toak--go on, Mr. Fulkerson!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Oh, ho' very good of you!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Talk all you want," said Alma, squinting her eyes.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading "Oh, ho' very good of you!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, if Ah can toak--go on, Mr. Fulkerson!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Me talk?
a form of address for a man
From this reading Well, if Ah can toak--go on, Mr. Fulkerson!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you needn't be either adamantine, nor yet--wooden."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "And you needn't be either adamantine, nor yet--wooden."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, ho' very good of you!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, ho' very good of you!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, if Ah can toak--go on, Mr. Fulkerson!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Talk all you want," said Alma, squinting her eyes.
having eyes half closed in order to see better
From this reading "Talk all you want," said Alma, squinting her eyes.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Talk all you want," said Alma, squinting her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, if Ah can toak--go on, Mr. Fulkerson!"
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh, ho' very good of you!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Talk all you want," said Alma, squinting her eyes.
(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, if Ah can toak--go on, Mr. Fulkerson!"
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading "And you needn't be either adamantine, nor yet--wooden."
but in spite of that
From this reading "And you needn't be either adamantine, nor yet--wooden."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Talk all you want," said Alma, squinting her eyes.
Chapter 11 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 2 by William Dean Howells holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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