Chapter 18 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 18 of Cursed by a Fortune is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel." "You insolent hound!" "John Garstang--" "John Garstang!" "Yes, John Garstang; you see I know you! It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
Chapter 18 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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past form of “abduct” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading “It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.”
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading “"It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."”
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “"It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."”
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “"You insolent hound!"”
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading “"You insolent hound!"”
past form of “lure” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading “It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “"It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."”
hidden from general view or use
From this reading “It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.”
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 “"It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."”
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 "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
past form of “abduct” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "John Garstang--" "John Garstang!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading "You insolent hound!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, John Garstang; you see I know you!
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading "You insolent hound!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "John Garstang--" "John Garstang!"
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Yes, John Garstang; you see I know you!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
past form of “lure” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
hidden from general view or use
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Yes, John Garstang; you see I know you!
term of address for a man
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
in or at the place that
From this reading It is true then that you have abducted this lady, or lured her into this place, where you have kept her secluded from her friends.
which person or people
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It is the conduct of a man, sir, who finds himself face to face with a scoundrel."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, John Garstang; you see I know you!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You insolent hound!"
Chapter 18 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.
Chapter 18 holds 393 sentences of Cursed by a Fortune, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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