Chapter 24 of Hope Mills is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Hope Mills is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome. Balance-time was at hand. He was a little tired of the dreary round. The men's disaffection re-acted upon him. With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
Chapter 24 of Hope Mills is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.”
the feeling of being alienated from other people
From this reading “The men's disaffection re-acted upon him.”
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “He was a little tired of the dreary round.”
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading “With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.”
heighten or intensify
From this reading “With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.”
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading “FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.”
a public toilet for men
From this reading “The men's disaffection re-acted upon him.”
of depth; not capable of being sounded or measured
From this reading “FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.”
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 “FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.”
close in space; within reach
In this reading “Balance-time was at hand.”
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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 He was a little tired of the dreary round.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Balance-time was at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Balance-time was at hand.
for the reason that
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
the feeling of being alienated from other people
From this reading The men's disaffection re-acted upon him.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading He was a little tired of the dreary round.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
set up or found
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Balance-time was at hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a little tired of the dreary round.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The men's disaffection re-acted upon him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
heighten or intensify
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
a small worthless amount
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was a little tired of the dreary round.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
a public toilet for men
From this reading The men's disaffection re-acted upon him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a little tired of the dreary round.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men's disaffection re-acted upon him.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He was a little tired of the dreary round.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
a special situation
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading He was a little tired of the dreary round.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
of depth; not capable of being sounded or measured
From this reading FOR the first time in his life, and for some unfathomable cause, Jack Darcy found business cares irksome.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The men's disaffection re-acted upon him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Balance-time was at hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his keen and intelligent faculty of making the best of every thing, he was disappointed because he had failed to inspire others with it.
Chapter 24 of Hope Mills by Amanda M. Douglas holds 254 sentences, grouped into 51 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 24 holds 254 sentences of Hope Mills, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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