Chapter 23 of Chance: A Tale in Two Parts is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Chance: A Tale in Two Parts is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Powell did not wait for more. He went down on the main deck. Without taking the mate's jeremiads seriously he put them beside the words of Mr. Smith. He had grown already attached to Captain Anthony. There was something not only attractive but compelling in the man.
Chapter 23 of Chance: A Tale in Two Parts is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “He had grown already attached to Captain Anthony.”
being joined in close association
From this reading “He had grown already attached to Captain Anthony.”
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading “There was something not only attractive but compelling in the man.”
driving or forcing
From this reading “There was something not only attractive but compelling in the man.”
most important element
From this reading “He went down on the main deck.”
United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)
From this reading “Mr. Powell did not wait for more.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “Without taking the mate's jeremiads seriously he put them beside the words of Mr. Smith.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “Without taking the mate's jeremiads seriously he put them beside the words of Mr. Smith.”
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.
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the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel
In this reading “He went down on the main deck.”
In this reading “Mr. Powell did not wait for more.”
In this reading “Without taking the mate's jeremiads seriously he put them beside the words of Mr. Smith.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “He went down on the main deck.”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading He had grown already attached to Captain Anthony.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading He had grown already attached to Captain Anthony.
being joined in close association
From this reading He had grown already attached to Captain Anthony.
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading There was something not only attractive but compelling in the man.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Without taking the mate's jeremiads seriously he put them beside the words of Mr. Smith.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was something not only attractive but compelling in the man.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading He had grown already attached to Captain Anthony.
driving or forcing
From this reading There was something not only attractive but compelling in the man.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading He went down on the main deck.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Powell did not wait for more.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He went down on the main deck.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Powell did not wait for more.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading He had grown already attached to Captain Anthony.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had grown already attached to Captain Anthony.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went down on the main deck.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something not only attractive but compelling in the man.
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From this reading Without taking the mate's jeremiads seriously he put them beside the words of Mr. Smith.
most important element
From this reading He went down on the main deck.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was something not only attractive but compelling in the man.
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From this reading Without taking the mate's jeremiads seriously he put them beside the words of Mr. Smith.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Mr. Powell did not wait for more.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Powell did not wait for more.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Powell did not wait for more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Without taking the mate's jeremiads seriously he put them beside the words of Mr. Smith.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He went down on the main deck.
and nothing more
From this reading There was something not only attractive but compelling in the man.
United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)
From this reading Mr. Powell did not wait for more.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Without taking the mate's jeremiads seriously he put them beside the words of Mr. Smith.
in a serious manner
From this reading Without taking the mate's jeremiads seriously he put them beside the words of Mr. Smith.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Without taking the mate's jeremiads seriously he put them beside the words of Mr. Smith.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something not only attractive but compelling in the man.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Without taking the mate's jeremiads seriously he put them beside the words of Mr. Smith.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went down on the main deck.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Without taking the mate's jeremiads seriously he put them beside the words of Mr. Smith.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something not only attractive but compelling in the man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had grown already attached to Captain Anthony.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Mr. Powell did not wait for more.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something not only attractive but compelling in the man.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went down on the main deck.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without taking the mate's jeremiads seriously he put them beside the words of Mr. Smith.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Without taking the mate's jeremiads seriously he put them beside the words of Mr. Smith.
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