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Chapter 10 of Fortune is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!” I cried, in the immodesty of my soul. “Do you not see those tall white walls that crown yonder precipice? Look at the beams of the morning on each spire and turret. Do they not smile and beckon?
Chapter 10 of Fortune is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading “Look at the beams of the morning on each spire and turret.”
signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “Do they not smile and beckon?”
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading ““Do you not see those tall white walls that crown yonder precipice?”
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading “OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!””
a very steep cliff
From this reading ““Do you not see those tall white walls that crown yonder precipice?”
a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading “Look at the beams of the morning on each spire and turret.”
a small tower extending above a building
From this reading “Look at the beams of the morning on each spire and turret.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading ““Do you not see those tall white walls that crown yonder precipice?”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Look at the beams of the morning on each spire and turret.”
In this reading ““Do you not see those tall white walls that crown yonder precipice?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at the beams of the morning on each spire and turret.
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading Look at the beams of the morning on each spire and turret.
signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Do they not smile and beckon?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I cried, in the immodesty of my soul.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading “Do you not see those tall white walls that crown yonder precipice?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you not see those tall white walls that crown yonder precipice?
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Look at the beams of the morning on each spire and turret.
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cried, in the immodesty of my soul.
the trait of being vain and conceited
From this reading I cried, in the immodesty of my soul.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I cried, in the immodesty of my soul.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!”
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From this reading OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Look at the beams of the morning on each spire and turret.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I cried, in the immodesty of my soul.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Do you not see those tall white walls that crown yonder precipice?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Look at the beams of the morning on each spire and turret.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!”
a very steep cliff
From this reading “Do you not see those tall white walls that crown yonder precipice?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Do you not see those tall white walls that crown yonder precipice?
term of address for a man
From this reading OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Do they not smile and beckon?
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I cried, in the immodesty of my soul.
a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading Look at the beams of the morning on each spire and turret.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “Do you not see those tall white walls that crown yonder precipice?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you not see those tall white walls that crown yonder precipice?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do they not smile and beckon?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Do you not see those tall white walls that crown yonder precipice?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!”
a small tower extending above a building
From this reading Look at the beams of the morning on each spire and turret.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading OF OUR COMING TO THE DUKE OF MONTESINA AND HIS HOUSE UPON THE HILL “OH, look, Sir Englishman!”
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “Do you not see those tall white walls that crown yonder precipice?
a Caucasian
From this reading “Do you not see those tall white walls that crown yonder precipice?
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “Do you not see those tall white walls that crown yonder precipice?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you not see those tall white walls that crown yonder precipice?
Chapter 10 of Fortune by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 10 holds 162 sentences of Fortune, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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