Chapter 3 of Call Mr. Fortune is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Call Mr. Fortune is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Now go easy. Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for. So don’t spoil anybody’s game. Lomas wired for me----” “Lomas! So Scotland Yard isn’t so mighty cocksure.”
Chapter 3 of Call Mr. Fortune is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading ““Now go easy.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “So don’t spoil anybody’s game.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “So Scotland Yard isn’t so mighty cocksure.””
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading “So Scotland Yard isn’t so mighty cocksure.””
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “So don’t spoil anybody’s game.”
equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
From this reading “Lomas wired for me----” “Lomas!”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “So Scotland Yard isn’t so mighty cocksure.””
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In this reading “Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for.”
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for.
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From this reading So don’t spoil anybody’s game.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for.
marked by excessive confidence
From this reading So Scotland Yard isn’t so mighty cocksure.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “Now go easy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading So don’t spoil anybody’s game.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Now go easy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for.
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From this reading Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for.
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From this reading So Scotland Yard isn’t so mighty cocksure.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lomas wired for me----” “Lomas!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading So Scotland Yard isn’t so mighty cocksure.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now go easy.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading So Scotland Yard isn’t so mighty cocksure.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So don’t spoil anybody’s game.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading So don’t spoil anybody’s game.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for.
which person or people
From this reading Two other people have called me in, and I don’t know who I’ll act for.
equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
From this reading Lomas wired for me----” “Lomas!
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading So Scotland Yard isn’t so mighty cocksure.”
Chapter 3 of Call Mr. Fortune by H. C. (Henry Christopher) Bailey holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
Chapter 3 holds 429 sentences of Call Mr. Fortune, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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