Chapter 5 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 3 is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 3 is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How very nice! Then we have a common interest already." "Do you mean the banjo, or--" "The banjo, decidedly. Which of them plays?" "Neither.
Chapter 5 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 3 is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “Then we have a common interest already."”
a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
From this reading “"Do you mean the banjo, or--" "The banjo, decidedly.”
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “Then we have a common interest already."”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “"Do you mean the banjo, or--" "The banjo, decidedly.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “Then we have a common interest already."”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “"Neither.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"How very nice!”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “Which of them plays?"”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then we have a common interest already."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Then we have a common interest already."
a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
From this reading "Do you mean the banjo, or--" "The banjo, decidedly.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Then we have a common interest already."
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading "Do you mean the banjo, or--" "The banjo, decidedly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you mean the banjo, or--" "The banjo, decidedly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then we have a common interest already."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How very nice!
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Then we have a common interest already."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Do you mean the banjo, or--" "The banjo, decidedly.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Neither.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "How very nice!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Which of them plays?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Do you mean the banjo, or--" "The banjo, decidedly.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading Which of them plays?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you mean the banjo, or--" "The banjo, decidedly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Which of them plays?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then we have a common interest already."
precisely as stated
From this reading "How very nice!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then we have a common interest already."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which of them plays?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you mean the banjo, or--" "The banjo, decidedly.
Chapter 5 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 3 by William Dean Howells holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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 5 holds 189 sentences of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 3, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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