Chapter 7 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 5 is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 5 is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents." "Neither was poor Conrad Dryfoos." "I don't deny it. All that was distinctly the chance of life and death. That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.
Chapter 7 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 5 is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 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.
-ing form of “advise” — give advice to
From this reading “"Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."”
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “"Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."”
English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
From this reading “"Neither was poor Conrad Dryfoos."”
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “"I don't deny it.”
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading “All that was distinctly the chance of life and death.”
plural of “president” — an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading “"Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “"Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
-ing form of “advise” — give advice to
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
(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 All that was distinctly the chance of life and death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading All that was distinctly the chance of life and death.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
From this reading "Neither was poor Conrad Dryfoos."
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading All that was distinctly the chance of life and death.
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading "I don't deny it.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading All that was distinctly the chance of life and death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't deny it.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Neither was poor Conrad Dryfoos."
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't deny it.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading All that was distinctly the chance of life and death.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Neither was poor Conrad Dryfoos."
not any; not one
From this reading That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All that was distinctly the chance of life and death.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Neither was poor Conrad Dryfoos."
plural of “president” — an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that was distinctly the chance of life and death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Neither was poor Conrad Dryfoos."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
(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, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
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