Chapter 20 of Falling in with Fortune is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Falling in with Fortune is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RUNAWAY ALONG THE CLIFF. The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little. Robert noticed the change in her condition, and pitied her greatly. "It's a shame that Frederic Vernon can't turn over a new leaf," he thought. "But I am afraid that it isn't in him."
Chapter 20 of Falling in with Fortune is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steep high face of rock
From this reading “THE RUNAWAY ALONG THE CLIFF.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.”
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “"It's a shame that Frederic Vernon can't turn over a new leaf," he thought.”
easily agitated
From this reading “The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.”
inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading “Robert noticed the change in her condition, and pitied her greatly.”
an easy victory
From this reading “THE RUNAWAY ALONG THE CLIFF.”
the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
From this reading “The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.”
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.
a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals
In this reading “The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.”
In this reading “The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.”
In this reading “THE RUNAWAY ALONG THE CLIFF.”
In this reading “"It's a shame that Frederic Vernon can't turn over a new leaf," he thought.”
place into the hands or custody of
In this reading “"It's a shame that Frederic Vernon can't turn over a new leaf," he thought.”
In this reading “Robert noticed the change in her condition, and pitied her greatly.”
In this reading “The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.”
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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's a shame that Frederic Vernon can't turn over a new leaf," he thought.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "But I am afraid that it isn't in him."
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE RUNAWAY ALONG THE CLIFF.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "But I am afraid that it isn't in him."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a shame that Frederic Vernon can't turn over a new leaf," he thought.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Robert noticed the change in her condition, and pitied her greatly.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading THE RUNAWAY ALONG THE CLIFF.
a state at a particular time
From this reading Robert noticed the change in her condition, and pitied her greatly.
the act of discovering something
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a shame that Frederic Vernon can't turn over a new leaf," he thought.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Robert noticed the change in her condition, and pitied her greatly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's a shame that Frederic Vernon can't turn over a new leaf," he thought.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But I am afraid that it isn't in him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I am afraid that it isn't in him."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I am afraid that it isn't in him."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But I am afraid that it isn't in him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a shame that Frederic Vernon can't turn over a new leaf," he thought.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading "It's a shame that Frederic Vernon can't turn over a new leaf," he thought.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
easily agitated
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "It's a shame that Frederic Vernon can't turn over a new leaf," he thought.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Robert noticed the change in her condition, and pitied her greatly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
above and across; more than
From this reading "It's a shame that Frederic Vernon can't turn over a new leaf," he thought.
inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading Robert noticed the change in her condition, and pitied her greatly.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Robert noticed the change in her condition, and pitied her greatly.
an easy victory
From this reading THE RUNAWAY ALONG THE CLIFF.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading "It's a shame that Frederic Vernon can't turn over a new leaf," he thought.
the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's a shame that Frederic Vernon can't turn over a new leaf," he thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RUNAWAY ALONG THE CLIFF.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "It's a shame that Frederic Vernon can't turn over a new leaf," he thought.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "It's a shame that Frederic Vernon can't turn over a new leaf," he thought.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
precisely as stated
From this reading The discovery of the shortage in her bank account made Mrs. Vernon very nervous, and for two nights the lady slept but little.
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