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A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 5

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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"Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
"Well, it would be difficult.
I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"
"I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance.
I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."
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A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 5

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 5 is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"
Line 2
"Well, it would be difficult.
/wel ɪt wʊd biː ˈdɪfəkəlt/
Line 3
I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"
Line 4
"I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance.
Line 5
I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."

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difficult adjective US /ˈdɪfəkəlt/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading “"Well, it would be difficult.”

jump verb US /dʒʌmp/

move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading “"I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance.”

killed verb US /kɪld/

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading “"Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"”

literary adjective US /ˈlɪtəreri/

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading “I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"”

literature noun US /ˈlɪtərətʃər/

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading “I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."”

March verb US /mɑːrtʃ/

march in a procession

From this reading “"Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"”

undertake verb US /ˈʌndərteɪk/

enter upon an activity or enterprise

From this reading “"Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"”

wonder noun US /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading “I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Well, it would be difficult.

chancenounUS /tʃæns/

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading "I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading "Well, it would be difficult.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"

doubtnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading "I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."

formnounUS /fɔːrm/

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"

he'd

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From this reading "I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"

I'm

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

I've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

jumpverbUS /dʒʌmp/

move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading "I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance.

Kendricks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"

killedverbUS /kɪld/

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."

literaryadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəreri/

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"

literaturenounUS /ˈlɪtərətʃər/

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/

march in a procession

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "I've no doubt he'd jump at the chance.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

undertakeverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪk/

enter upon an activity or enterprise

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

WelladverbUS /wel/

(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, it would be difficult.

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading I wonder how it would do to get Kendricks to do the literary part?"

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "Well, it would be difficult.

wouldn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading I've yet to see the form of literature that Kendricks wouldn't lay down his life for."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Will you undertake to make it right with Mrs. March if I'm killed and she and the children are not killed with me?"

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