Chapter 8 of Call Mr. Fortune is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Call Mr. Fortune is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down. Reggie followed slowly. His Highness was already surrounded by servants and his suite. “When you have all finished, I’ll tell you where he’s hurt,” said Reggie incisively. “Ah, yes, you are a surgeon,” Spoleto cried.
Chapter 8 of Call Mr. Fortune is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading “His Highness was already surrounded by servants and his suite.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.”
be the source of pain
From this reading ““When you have all finished, I’ll tell you where he’s hurt,” said Reggie incisively.”
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.”
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “His Highness was already surrounded by servants and his suite.”
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
From this reading “His Highness was already surrounded by servants and his suite.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading ““Ah, yes, you are a surgeon,” Spoleto cried.”
confined on all sides
From this reading “His Highness was already surrounded by servants and his suite.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.”
In this reading “Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.”
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 Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, yes, you are a surgeon,” Spoleto cried.
(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 “When you have all finished, I’ll tell you where he’s hurt,” said Reggie incisively.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading His Highness was already surrounded by servants and his suite.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Ah, yes, you are a surgeon,” Spoleto cried.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His Highness was already surrounded by servants and his suite.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Ah, yes, you are a surgeon,” Spoleto cried.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “When you have all finished, I’ll tell you where he’s hurt,” said Reggie incisively.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Reggie followed slowly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When you have all finished, I’ll tell you where he’s hurt,” said Reggie incisively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When you have all finished, I’ll tell you where he’s hurt,” said Reggie incisively.
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading His Highness was already surrounded by servants and his suite.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His Highness was already surrounded by servants and his suite.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.
be the source of pain
From this reading “When you have all finished, I’ll tell you where he’s hurt,” said Reggie incisively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When you have all finished, I’ll tell you where he’s hurt,” said Reggie incisively.
in an incisive manner
From this reading “When you have all finished, I’ll tell you where he’s hurt,” said Reggie incisively.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “When you have all finished, I’ll tell you where he’s hurt,” said Reggie incisively.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading His Highness was already surrounded by servants and his suite.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Reggie followed slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
From this reading His Highness was already surrounded by servants and his suite.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “Ah, yes, you are a surgeon,” Spoleto cried.
confined on all sides
From this reading His Highness was already surrounded by servants and his suite.
express in words
From this reading “When you have all finished, I’ll tell you where he’s hurt,” said Reggie incisively.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His Highness was already surrounded by servants and his suite.
at the time that
From this reading “When you have all finished, I’ll tell you where he’s hurt,” said Reggie incisively.
in or at the place that
From this reading “When you have all finished, I’ll tell you where he’s hurt,” said Reggie incisively.
a Caucasian
From this reading Spoleto exclaimed, peered at the body lying below, showed Reggie a white face, and hurried down.
an affirmative
From this reading “Ah, yes, you are a surgeon,” Spoleto cried.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “When you have all finished, I’ll tell you where he’s hurt,” said Reggie incisively.
Chapter 8 of Call Mr. Fortune by H. C. (Henry Christopher) Bailey holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 425 sentences of Call Mr. Fortune, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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