Chapter 12 of Fighting for fortune is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Fighting for fortune is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RACE BETWEEN THE STEAMERS. “Confound this infernal fog! Look ahere, pilot, can you see anything of that new steamer?” “Not yet in sight, colonel.” “That does not say she is not within beam’s length.”
Chapter 12 of Fighting for fortune is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading ““Confound this infernal fog!”
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading ““Confound this infernal fog!”
characteristic of or resembling Hell
From this reading ““Confound this infernal fog!”
operate an airplane
From this reading “Look ahere, pilot, can you see anything of that new steamer?””
any competition
From this reading “THE RACE BETWEEN THE STEAMERS.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “Look ahere, pilot, can you see anything of that new steamer?””
plural of “steamer” — a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “THE RACE BETWEEN THE STEAMERS.”
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.
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at or within a reasonable distance for seeing
In this reading ““Not yet in sight, colonel.””
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From this reading Look ahere, pilot, can you see anything of that new steamer?”
any thing at all
From this reading Look ahere, pilot, can you see anything of that new steamer?”
possessive form of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading “That does not say she is not within beam’s length.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE RACE BETWEEN THE STEAMERS.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Look ahere, pilot, can you see anything of that new steamer?”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Not yet in sight, colonel.”
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading “Confound this infernal fog!
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That does not say she is not within beam’s length.”
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading “Confound this infernal fog!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Not yet in sight, colonel.”
characteristic of or resembling Hell
From this reading “Confound this infernal fog!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That does not say she is not within beam’s length.”
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “That does not say she is not within beam’s length.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look ahere, pilot, can you see anything of that new steamer?”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Look ahere, pilot, can you see anything of that new steamer?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not yet in sight, colonel.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Look ahere, pilot, can you see anything of that new steamer?”
operate an airplane
From this reading Look ahere, pilot, can you see anything of that new steamer?”
any competition
From this reading THE RACE BETWEEN THE STEAMERS.
express in words
From this reading “That does not say she is not within beam’s length.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Look ahere, pilot, can you see anything of that new steamer?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That does not say she is not within beam’s length.”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “Not yet in sight, colonel.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading Look ahere, pilot, can you see anything of that new steamer?”
plural of “steamer” — a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading THE RACE BETWEEN THE STEAMERS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Look ahere, pilot, can you see anything of that new steamer?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RACE BETWEEN THE STEAMERS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Confound this infernal fog!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “That does not say she is not within beam’s length.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Not yet in sight, colonel.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Look ahere, pilot, can you see anything of that new steamer?”
Chapter 12 of Fighting for fortune by Roy Franklin holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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 12 holds 78 sentences of Fighting for fortune, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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