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Chapter 10 of Current superstitions is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LUCK. CARDS. 608. At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured. _General in the United States._ 609.
Chapter 10 of Current superstitions is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading “At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.”
a game played with playing cards
From this reading “CARDS.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “LUCK.”
be seated
From this reading “At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.”
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “_General in the United States._ 609.”
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading “_General in the United States._ 609.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.”
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From this reading 608.
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From this reading _General in the United States._ 609.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading CARDS.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading _General in the United States._ 609.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _General in the United States._ 609.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading LUCK.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.
be seated
From this reading At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading _General in the United States._ 609.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _General in the United States._ 609.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading _General in the United States._ 609.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured.
Chapter 10 of Current superstitions by Fanny D. (Fanny Dickerson) [Editor] Bergen holds 238 sentences, grouped into 48 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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