Chapter 22 of Dick Hamilton's Fortune is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Dick Hamilton's Fortune is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF FOR THE WEST Mr. Hamilton glanced at his son. Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him. "You go to Nevada?" repeated the millionaire. "Yes, dad, and look up this mining business. I could see the lawyer and find out whether we have been swindled.
Chapter 22 of Dick Hamilton's Fortune is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Yes, dad, and look up this mining business.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “OFF FOR THE WEST Mr. Hamilton glanced at his son.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “I could see the lawyer and find out whether we have been swindled.”
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading “"You go to Nevada?" repeated the millionaire.”
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading “"Yes, dad, and look up this mining business.”
a state in the western United States
From this reading “"You go to Nevada?" repeated the millionaire.”
past form of “swindle” — deprive of by deceit
From this reading “I could see the lawyer and find out whether we have been swindled.”
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 “OFF FOR THE WEST Mr. Hamilton glanced at his son.”
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading “I could see the lawyer and find out whether we have been swindled.”
seek information from
In this reading “"Yes, dad, and look up this mining business.”
In this reading “Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.”
In this reading “Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OFF FOR THE WEST Mr. Hamilton glanced at his son.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I could see the lawyer and find out whether we have been swindled.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Yes, dad, and look up this mining business.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could see the lawyer and find out whether we have been swindled.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Yes, dad, and look up this mining business.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I could see the lawyer and find out whether we have been swindled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR THE WEST Mr. Hamilton glanced at his son.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading OFF FOR THE WEST Mr. Hamilton glanced at his son.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You go to Nevada?" repeated the millionaire.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading OFF FOR THE WEST Mr. Hamilton glanced at his son.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could see the lawyer and find out whether we have been swindled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OFF FOR THE WEST Mr. Hamilton glanced at his son.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could see the lawyer and find out whether we have been swindled.
immediately past
From this reading Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading I could see the lawyer and find out whether we have been swindled.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Yes, dad, and look up this mining business.
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading "You go to Nevada?" repeated the millionaire.
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading "Yes, dad, and look up this mining business.
a form of address for a man
From this reading OFF FOR THE WEST Mr. Hamilton glanced at his son.
a state in the western United States
From this reading "You go to Nevada?" repeated the millionaire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF FOR THE WEST Mr. Hamilton glanced at his son.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I could see the lawyer and find out whether we have been swindled.
above and across; more than
From this reading Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
recurring again and again
From this reading "You go to Nevada?" repeated the millionaire.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I could see the lawyer and find out whether we have been swindled.
a male human offspring
From this reading OFF FOR THE WEST Mr. Hamilton glanced at his son.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
past form of “swindle” — deprive of by deceit
From this reading I could see the lawyer and find out whether we have been swindled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF FOR THE WEST Mr. Hamilton glanced at his son.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Yes, dad, and look up this mining business.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Yes, dad, and look up this mining business.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dick was all excited over the events of the last hour and by the sudden desire that had come to him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I could see the lawyer and find out whether we have been swindled.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading OFF FOR THE WEST Mr. Hamilton glanced at his son.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I could see the lawyer and find out whether we have been swindled.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, dad, and look up this mining business.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You go to Nevada?" repeated the millionaire.
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