Chapter 11 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 5 is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 5 is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed. "Well, you are a strange girl, Alma." "I don't know about that. But one thing I do know, mamma, and that is that Prince Beaton isn't the F. F. P. for me. How strange you are, mamma!
Chapter 11 of A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 5 is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking funds
From this reading “Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “But one thing I do know, mamma, and that is that Prince Beaton isn't the F. F. P. for me.”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “But one thing I do know, mamma, and that is that Prince Beaton isn't the F. F. P. for me.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “"Well, you are a strange girl, Alma."”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.”
defying expression or description
From this reading “Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.”
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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 "Well, you are a strange girl, Alma."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I don't know about that.
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From this reading "Well, you are a strange girl, Alma."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, you are a strange girl, Alma."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But one thing I do know, mamma, and that is that Prince Beaton isn't the F. F. P. for me.
lacking funds
From this reading Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But one thing I do know, mamma, and that is that Prince Beaton isn't the F. F. P. for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know about that.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading But one thing I do know, mamma, and that is that Prince Beaton isn't the F. F. P. for me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But one thing I do know, mamma, and that is that Prince Beaton isn't the F. F. P. for me.
a young female
From this reading "Well, you are a strange girl, Alma."
intense and profound fear
From this reading Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How strange you are, mamma!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know about that.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But one thing I do know, mamma, and that is that Prince Beaton isn't the F. F. P. for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But one thing I do know, mamma, and that is that Prince Beaton isn't the F. F. P. for me.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know about that.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading But one thing I do know, mamma, and that is that Prince Beaton isn't the F. F. P. for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But one thing I do know, mamma, and that is that Prince Beaton isn't the F. F. P. for me.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one thing I do know, mamma, and that is that Prince Beaton isn't the F. F. P. for me.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading But one thing I do know, mamma, and that is that Prince Beaton isn't the F. F. P. for me.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading But one thing I do know, mamma, and that is that Prince Beaton isn't the F. F. P. for me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Well, you are a strange girl, Alma."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't know about that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But one thing I do know, mamma, and that is that Prince Beaton isn't the F. F. P. for me.
a special situation
From this reading But one thing I do know, mamma, and that is that Prince Beaton isn't the F. F. P. for me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.
defying expression or description
From this reading Mrs. Leighton tried to look unspeakable horror; but she broke down and laughed.
(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, you are a strange girl, Alma."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you are a strange girl, Alma."
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