Chapter 2 of Fordham's Feud is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Fordham's Feud is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Thanks. It's a shame to burden you, though. Isn't this a beautiful place?" "Rather. Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
Chapter 2 of Fordham's Feud is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “Isn't this a beautiful place?"”
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading “It's a shame to burden you, though.”
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading “Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Isn't this a beautiful place?"”
on the contrary
From this reading “"Rather.”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “It's a shame to burden you, though.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “"Thanks.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.”
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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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 to burden you, though.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Isn't this a beautiful place?"
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading It's a shame to burden you, though.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't this a beautiful place?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a shame to burden you, though.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Isn't this a beautiful place?"
on the contrary
From this reading "Rather.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading It's a shame to burden you, though.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "Thanks.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Isn't this a beautiful place?"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It's a shame to burden you, though.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's a shame to burden you, though.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Old Fordham is enthusiastic about it, and I don't much wonder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's a shame to burden you, though.
Chapter 2 of Fordham's Feud by Bertram Mitford holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 2 holds 411 sentences of Fordham's Feud, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Fordham's Feud by Bertram Mitford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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