Chapter 3 of Mr. Fortune's Practice is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Mr. Fortune's Practice is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And what do you conclude, Sir Brian?” “I’ll be damned if I know what I conclude. That’s your business, isn’t it?” “Not without some facts,” said Lomas. “When did he leave the Hall?”
Chapter 3 of Mr. Fortune's Practice is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “That’s your business, isn’t it?””
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
From this reading ““And what do you conclude, Sir Brian?””
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading ““I’ll be damned if I know what I conclude.”
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading ““Not without some facts,” said Lomas.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading ““When did he leave the Hall?””
go away from a place
From this reading ““When did he leave the Hall?””
term of address for a man
From this reading ““And what do you conclude, Sir Brian?””
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““Not without some facts,” said Lomas.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And what do you conclude, Sir Brian?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I’ll be damned if I know what I conclude.
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From this reading “And what do you conclude, Sir Brian?”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading That’s your business, isn’t it?”
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
From this reading “And what do you conclude, Sir Brian?”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “I’ll be damned if I know what I conclude.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “When did he leave the Hall?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And what do you conclude, Sir Brian?”
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “Not without some facts,” said Lomas.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “When did he leave the Hall?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “When did he leave the Hall?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’ll be damned if I know what I conclude.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll be damned if I know what I conclude.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I’ll be damned if I know what I conclude.
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From this reading That’s your business, isn’t it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That’s your business, isn’t it?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I’ll be damned if I know what I conclude.
go away from a place
From this reading “When did he leave the Hall?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not without some facts,” said Lomas.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not without some facts,” said Lomas.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Not without some facts,” said Lomas.
term of address for a man
From this reading “And what do you conclude, Sir Brian?”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Not without some facts,” said Lomas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s your business, isn’t it?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “When did he leave the Hall?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what do you conclude, Sir Brian?”
at the time that
From this reading “When did he leave the Hall?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Not without some facts,” said Lomas.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And what do you conclude, Sir Brian?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That’s your business, isn’t it?”
Chapter 3 of Mr. Fortune's Practice by H. C. (Henry Christopher) Bailey holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 3 holds 407 sentences of Mr. Fortune's Practice, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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