Chapter 25 of A Splendid Hazard is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of A Splendid Hazard is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DUPE The next morning Fitzgerald found Cathewe's note under his plate. He opened it with a sense of disaster. "MY DEAR OLD JACK: I'm off. Found a pony and shall jog to Ajaccio by the route we came. Please take my luggage back to the Grand Hotel, and I'll pick it up.
Chapter 25 of A Splendid Hazard is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading “He opened it with a sense of disaster.”
fool or hoax
From this reading “THE DUPE The next morning Fitzgerald found Cathewe's note under his plate.”
English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
From this reading “THE DUPE The next morning Fitzgerald found Cathewe's note under his plate.”
continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading “Found a pony and shall jog to Ajaccio by the route we came.”
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading “Please take my luggage back to the Grand Hotel, and I'll pick it up.”
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “THE DUPE The next morning Fitzgerald found Cathewe's note under his plate.”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “Found a pony and shall jog to Ajaccio by the route we came.”
an established line of travel or access
From this reading “Found a pony and shall jog to Ajaccio by the route we came.”
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 He opened it with a sense of disaster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Found a pony and shall jog to Ajaccio by the route we came.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Found a pony and shall jog to Ajaccio by the route we came.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Please take my luggage back to the Grand Hotel, and I'll pick it up.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Found a pony and shall jog to Ajaccio by the route we came.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Found a pony and shall jog to Ajaccio by the route we came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DUPE The next morning Fitzgerald found Cathewe's note under his plate.
dearly loved
From this reading "MY DEAR OLD JACK: I'm off.
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading He opened it with a sense of disaster.
fool or hoax
From this reading THE DUPE The next morning Fitzgerald found Cathewe's note under his plate.
English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
From this reading THE DUPE The next morning Fitzgerald found Cathewe's note under his plate.
set up or found
From this reading THE DUPE The next morning Fitzgerald found Cathewe's note under his plate.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Please take my luggage back to the Grand Hotel, and I'll pick it up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He opened it with a sense of disaster.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DUPE The next morning Fitzgerald found Cathewe's note under his plate.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Please take my luggage back to the Grand Hotel, and I'll pick it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please take my luggage back to the Grand Hotel, and I'll pick it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MY DEAR OLD JACK: I'm off.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He opened it with a sense of disaster.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "MY DEAR OLD JACK: I'm off.
continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading Found a pony and shall jog to Ajaccio by the route we came.
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading Please take my luggage back to the Grand Hotel, and I'll pick it up.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE DUPE The next morning Fitzgerald found Cathewe's note under his plate.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY DEAR OLD JACK: I'm off.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE DUPE The next morning Fitzgerald found Cathewe's note under his plate.
a brief written record
From this reading THE DUPE The next morning Fitzgerald found Cathewe's note under his plate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He opened it with a sense of disaster.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "MY DEAR OLD JACK: I'm off.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "MY DEAR OLD JACK: I'm off.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading He opened it with a sense of disaster.
select carefully from a group
From this reading Please take my luggage back to the Grand Hotel, and I'll pick it up.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading THE DUPE The next morning Fitzgerald found Cathewe's note under his plate.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please take my luggage back to the Grand Hotel, and I'll pick it up.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Found a pony and shall jog to Ajaccio by the route we came.
an established line of travel or access
From this reading Found a pony and shall jog to Ajaccio by the route we came.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading He opened it with a sense of disaster.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Found a pony and shall jog to Ajaccio by the route we came.
carry out
From this reading Please take my luggage back to the Grand Hotel, and I'll pick it up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUPE The next morning Fitzgerald found Cathewe's note under his plate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Found a pony and shall jog to Ajaccio by the route we came.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE DUPE The next morning Fitzgerald found Cathewe's note under his plate.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Please take my luggage back to the Grand Hotel, and I'll pick it up.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Found a pony and shall jog to Ajaccio by the route we came.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He opened it with a sense of disaster.
Chapter 25 of A Splendid Hazard by Harold MacGrath holds 244 sentences, grouped into 49 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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