Chapter 23 of Mark Mason's Victory is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Mark Mason's Victory is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TWO SISTERS MEET. SOLON TALBOT had two strong desires. One was to acquire wealth. The other was to get into good society. He had moved to the city of New York with the idea of helping himself in both these particulars.
Chapter 23 of Mark Mason's Victory is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “One was to acquire wealth.”
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “SOLON TALBOT had two strong desires.”
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “He had moved to the city of New York with the idea of helping himself in both these particulars.”
plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
From this reading “He had moved to the city of New York with the idea of helping himself in both these particulars.”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “THE TWO SISTERS MEET.”
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
From this reading “SOLON TALBOT had two strong desires.”
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading “SOLON TALBOT had two strong desires.”
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading “One was to acquire wealth.”
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 “SOLON TALBOT had two strong desires.”
get involved in or with
In this reading “The other was to get into good society.”
In this reading “THE TWO SISTERS MEET.”
In this reading “The other was to get into good society.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading One was to acquire wealth.
the two together, not just one
From this reading He had moved to the city of New York with the idea of helping himself in both these particulars.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading He had moved to the city of New York with the idea of helping himself in both these particulars.
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading SOLON TALBOT had two strong desires.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The other was to get into good society.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The other was to get into good society.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SOLON TALBOT had two strong desires.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had moved to the city of New York with the idea of helping himself in both these particulars.
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading He had moved to the city of New York with the idea of helping himself in both these particulars.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had moved to the city of New York with the idea of helping himself in both these particulars.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had moved to the city of New York with the idea of helping himself in both these particulars.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had moved to the city of New York with the idea of helping himself in both these particulars.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The other was to get into good society.
come together
From this reading THE TWO SISTERS MEET.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He had moved to the city of New York with the idea of helping himself in both these particulars.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He had moved to the city of New York with the idea of helping himself in both these particulars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had moved to the city of New York with the idea of helping himself in both these particulars.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was to acquire wealth.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other was to get into good society.
plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
From this reading He had moved to the city of New York with the idea of helping himself in both these particulars.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading THE TWO SISTERS MEET.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading The other was to get into good society.
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
From this reading SOLON TALBOT had two strong desires.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading SOLON TALBOT had two strong desires.
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading SOLON TALBOT had two strong desires.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO SISTERS MEET.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He had moved to the city of New York with the idea of helping himself in both these particulars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One was to acquire wealth.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE TWO SISTERS MEET.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One was to acquire wealth.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading One was to acquire wealth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had moved to the city of New York with the idea of helping himself in both these particulars.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading He had moved to the city of New York with the idea of helping himself in both these particulars.
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