Chapter 10 of Harum Scarum's Fortune is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Harum Scarum's Fortune is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Gracious stars! I ought not to have told you!" Poor Toney blushed. "But of course I thought you would know." "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
Chapter 10 of Harum Scarum's Fortune is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “Poor Toney blushed.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “"It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."”
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading “"It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “"Gracious stars!”
in the recent past
From this reading “"It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."”
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “"Gracious stars!”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “"It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “"It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “"But of course I thought you would know."”
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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 quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading Poor Toney blushed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But of course I thought you would know."
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "But of course I thought you would know."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading "Gracious stars!
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I ought not to have told you!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ought not to have told you!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "But of course I thought you would know."
in the recent past
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I ought not to have told you!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But of course I thought you would know."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought not to have told you!"
above and across; more than
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Toney blushed.
with speed
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
on the contrary
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "Gracious stars!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "But of course I thought you would know."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I ought not to have told you!"
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I ought not to have told you!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Toney blushed.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "It’s quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But of course I thought you would know."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I ought not to have told you!"
Chapter 10 of Harum Scarum's Fortune by Esmè Stuart holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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