Chapter 12 of Fortune's My Foe: A Romance is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Fortune's My Foe: A Romance is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COLONISTS. "The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true. If something should tear me away from my sweet Ariadne, how would she feel? Alas! that it must be so with these poor souls. Alas!
Chapter 12 of Fortune's My Foe: A Romance is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth
From this reading “If something should tear me away from my sweet Ariadne, how would she feel?”
plural of “colonist” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading “THE COLONISTS.”
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading “"The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.”
an ugly evil-looking old woman
From this reading “"The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.”
a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
From this reading “"The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.”
past form of “progress” — develop in a positive way
From this reading “"The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.”
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Alas! that it must be so with these poor souls.”
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading “If something should tear me away from my sweet Ariadne, how would she feel?”
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 “Alas! that it must be so with these poor souls.”
In this reading “"The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.”
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! that it must be so with these poor souls.
beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth
From this reading If something should tear me away from my sweet Ariadne, how would she feel?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If something should tear me away from my sweet Ariadne, how would she feel?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Alas! that it must be so with these poor souls.
plural of “colonist” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading THE COLONISTS.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading "The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading "The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading If something should tear me away from my sweet Ariadne, how would she feel?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If something should tear me away from my sweet Ariadne, how would she feel?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.
an ugly evil-looking old woman
From this reading "The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If something should tear me away from my sweet Ariadne, how would she feel?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If something should tear me away from my sweet Ariadne, how would she feel?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Alas! that it must be so with these poor souls.
a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
From this reading "The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If something should tear me away from my sweet Ariadne, how would she feel?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Alas! that it must be so with these poor souls.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If something should tear me away from my sweet Ariadne, how would she feel?
and nothing more
From this reading "The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Alas! that it must be so with these poor souls.
past form of “progress” — develop in a positive way
From this reading "The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If something should tear me away from my sweet Ariadne, how would she feel?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If something should tear me away from my sweet Ariadne, how would she feel?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Alas! that it must be so with these poor souls.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading If something should tear me away from my sweet Ariadne, how would she feel?
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Alas! that it must be so with these poor souls.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading If something should tear me away from my sweet Ariadne, how would she feel?
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading If something should tear me away from my sweet Ariadne, how would she feel?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alas! that it must be so with these poor souls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLONISTS.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Alas! that it must be so with these poor souls.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.
in the direction of
From this reading "The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "The hag spoke truth," Geoffrey thought, as he progressed towards his destination, Jamaica Court, "spoke only too true.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alas! that it must be so with these poor souls.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If something should tear me away from my sweet Ariadne, how would she feel?
Chapter 12 of Fortune's My Foe: A Romance by John Bloundelle-Burton holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 186 sentences of Fortune's My Foe: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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