Chapter 16 of Fame and Fortune is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Fame and Fortune is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROSWELL CRAWFORD RETIRES FROM BUSINESS. "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested. "Certainly, madam. Where shall it be sent?" asked the clerk. "No. 47 West Fortieth Street," was the reply.
Chapter 16 of Fame and Fortune is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading “"Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.”
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “Where shall it be sent?" asked the clerk.”
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading “ROSWELL CRAWFORD RETIRES FROM BUSINESS.”
position 40 in a countable series of things
From this reading “"No. 47 West Fortieth Street," was the reply.”
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading “"Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.”
third-person singular of “retire” — go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading “ROSWELL CRAWFORD RETIRES FROM BUSINESS.”
a town in southeast New Mexico
From this reading “ROSWELL CRAWFORD RETIRES FROM BUSINESS.”
possessive form of “turner” — United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading “"Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.”
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From this reading "No. 47 West Fortieth Street," was the reply.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Where shall it be sent?" asked the clerk.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading ROSWELL CRAWFORD RETIRES FROM BUSINESS.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly, madam.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Where shall it be sent?" asked the clerk.
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading ROSWELL CRAWFORD RETIRES FROM BUSINESS.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
position 40 in a countable series of things
From this reading "No. 47 West Fortieth Street," was the reply.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ROSWELL CRAWFORD RETIRES FROM BUSINESS.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Where shall it be sent?" asked the clerk.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
a woman of refinement
From this reading "Certainly, madam.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
not any; not one
From this reading "No. 47 West Fortieth Street," was the reply.
according to the clock
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "No. 47 West Fortieth Street," was the reply.
third-person singular of “retire” — go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading ROSWELL CRAWFORD RETIRES FROM BUSINESS.
a town in southeast New Mexico
From this reading ROSWELL CRAWFORD RETIRES FROM BUSINESS.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Where shall it be sent?" asked the clerk.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Where shall it be sent?" asked the clerk.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "No. 47 West Fortieth Street," was the reply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
possessive form of “turner” — United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading "No. 47 West Fortieth Street," was the reply.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where shall it be sent?" asked the clerk.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you send this home for me?" asked a lady in Hall & Turner's store about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day on which Dick, as we have related, was arrested.
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