Chapter 8 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4 is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4 is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, now, let's look at it from his point of view. Let's be perfectly just to him before we take another step forward." "Or backward," March suggested, ruefully. "The case is simply this: he owns the magazine." "Of course."
Chapter 8 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4 is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading “"Or backward," March suggested, ruefully.”
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading “"The case is simply this: he owns the magazine."”
march in a procession
From this reading “"Or backward," March suggested, ruefully.”
third-person singular of “own” — have ownership or possession of
From this reading “"The case is simply this: he owns the magazine."”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Let's be perfectly just to him before we take another step forward."”
in a rueful manner
From this reading “"Or backward," March suggested, ruefully.”
and nothing more
From this reading “"The case is simply this: he owns the magazine."”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"Or backward," March suggested, ruefully.”
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Let's be perfectly just to him before we take another step forward."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, now, let's look at it from his point of view.
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading "Or backward," March suggested, ruefully.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let's be perfectly just to him before we take another step forward."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Let's be perfectly just to him before we take another step forward."
an occurrence of something
From this reading "The case is simply this: he owns the magazine."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Let's be perfectly just to him before we take another step forward."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Well, now, let's look at it from his point of view.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The case is simply this: he owns the magazine."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let's be perfectly just to him before we take another step forward."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, now, let's look at it from his point of view.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The case is simply this: he owns the magazine."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, now, let's look at it from his point of view.
and nothing more
From this reading Let's be perfectly just to him before we take another step forward."
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From this reading "Well, now, let's look at it from his point of view.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Well, now, let's look at it from his point of view.
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading "The case is simply this: he owns the magazine."
march in a procession
From this reading "Or backward," March suggested, ruefully.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, now, let's look at it from his point of view.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, now, let's look at it from his point of view.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Or backward," March suggested, ruefully.
third-person singular of “own” — have ownership or possession of
From this reading "The case is simply this: he owns the magazine."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Let's be perfectly just to him before we take another step forward."
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "Well, now, let's look at it from his point of view.
in a rueful manner
From this reading "Or backward," March suggested, ruefully.
and nothing more
From this reading "The case is simply this: he owns the magazine."
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Let's be perfectly just to him before we take another step forward."
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Or backward," March suggested, ruefully.
carry out
From this reading Let's be perfectly just to him before we take another step forward."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The case is simply this: he owns the magazine."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The case is simply this: he owns the magazine."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let's be perfectly just to him before we take another step forward."
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading "Well, now, let's look at it from his point of view.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Let's be perfectly just to him before we take another step forward."
(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, now, let's look at it from his point of view.
Chapter 8 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 4 by William Dean Howells holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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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