Chapter 21 of Falling in with Fortune is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Falling in with Fortune is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CABLEGRAM FROM CHICAGO. As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads. "Now you can get out, Mrs. Vernon," he said. "Thank God we are safe!" murmured the lady. She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
Chapter 21 of Falling in with Fortune is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a telegram sent abroad
From this reading “THE CABLEGRAM FROM CHICAGO.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “THE CABLEGRAM FROM CHICAGO.”
any strong feeling
From this reading “She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.”
cause to stop
From this reading “As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads.”
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading “She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads.”
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 “She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.”
In this reading “She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.”
In this reading “She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “"Now you can get out, Mrs. Vernon," he said.”
In this reading “She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.”
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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 As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Thank God we are safe!" murmured the lady.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading THE CABLEGRAM FROM CHICAGO.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Now you can get out, Mrs. Vernon," he said.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading THE CABLEGRAM FROM CHICAGO.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
any strong feeling
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE CABLEGRAM FROM CHICAGO.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Now you can get out, Mrs. Vernon," he said.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Thank God we are safe!" murmured the lady.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads.
cause to stop
From this reading As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now you can get out, Mrs. Vernon," he said.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads.
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Thank God we are safe!" murmured the lady.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Now you can get out, Mrs. Vernon," he said.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Thank God we are safe!" murmured the lady.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now you can get out, Mrs. Vernon," he said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
on one occasion
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Now you can get out, Mrs. Vernon," he said.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Thank God we are safe!" murmured the lady.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now you can get out, Mrs. Vernon," he said.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
only a very short time before
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads.
be standing; be upright
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank God we are safe!" murmured the lady.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CABLEGRAM FROM CHICAGO.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as the team came to a halt Robert leaped to the ground and held their heads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now you can get out, Mrs. Vernon," he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Thank God we are safe!" murmured the lady.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was so weak she could scarcely stand, and once having left the carriage she sank down on a flat rock, her breast heaving with emotion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now you can get out, Mrs. Vernon," he said.
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