Chapter 5 of Cursed by a Fortune is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Cursed by a Fortune is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly. "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it. I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation." "No, no, my boy," said Wilton, interposing. "Kate isn't a boy."
Chapter 5 of Cursed by a Fortune is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “"There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.”
nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading “I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."”
move around slowly and aimlessly
From this reading “"There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.”
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading “I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."”
with low volume
From this reading “"I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “"There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.”
a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
From this reading “"No, no, my boy," said Wilton, interposing.”
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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 "Kate isn't a boy."
anew
From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
a youthful male person
From this reading "No, no, my boy," said Wilton, interposing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, no, my boy," said Wilton, interposing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kate isn't a boy."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kate isn't a boy."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
move around slowly and aimlessly
From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, no, my boy," said Wilton, interposing.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, my boy," said Wilton, interposing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
with low volume
From this reading "I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.
on the contrary
From this reading "I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
carry out
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
express in words
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
From this reading "No, no, my boy," said Wilton, interposing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would rather not to-day," she said, quietly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell you what; we'll have out the guns, and I'll take you along by the fir plantation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There now, you're beginning to mope again, and I mean to stop it.
Chapter 5 of Cursed by a Fortune by George Manville Fenn holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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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