Chapter 2 of Mr. Fortune's Practice is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Mr. Fortune's Practice is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Good Gad!” Lomas dropped his eyeglass. “But what the devil can we do?” “Watch and pray,” said Reggie. “Your fellows watch Sherif and Blenkinhorn and Osbert and you pray.
Chapter 2 of Mr. Fortune's Practice is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading ““But what the devil can we do?””
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “Lomas dropped his eyeglass.”
lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
From this reading “Lomas dropped his eyeglass.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading ““Your fellows watch Sherif and Blenkinhorn and Osbert and you pray.”
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
From this reading ““Good Gad!””
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ““Good Gad!””
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading ““Watch and pray,” said Reggie.”
look attentively
From this reading ““Watch and pray,” said Reggie.”
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.
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 “Watch and pray,” said Reggie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your fellows watch Sherif and Blenkinhorn and Osbert and you pray.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But what the devil can we do?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “But what the devil can we do?”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “But what the devil can we do?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But what the devil can we do?”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Lomas dropped his eyeglass.
lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
From this reading Lomas dropped his eyeglass.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Your fellows watch Sherif and Blenkinhorn and Osbert and you pray.
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
From this reading “Good Gad!”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good Gad!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lomas dropped his eyeglass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lomas dropped his eyeglass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your fellows watch Sherif and Blenkinhorn and Osbert and you pray.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Watch and pray,” said Reggie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Watch and pray,” said Reggie.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Watch and pray,” said Reggie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your fellows watch Sherif and Blenkinhorn and Osbert and you pray.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But what the devil can we do?”
look attentively
From this reading “Watch and pray,” said Reggie.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “But what the devil can we do?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But what the devil can we do?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your fellows watch Sherif and Blenkinhorn and Osbert and you pray.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your fellows watch Sherif and Blenkinhorn and Osbert and you pray.
Chapter 2 of Mr. Fortune's Practice by H. C. (Henry Christopher) Bailey holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 2 holds 432 sentences of Mr. Fortune's Practice, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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