Chapter 5 of Mr. Fortune's Practice is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Mr. Fortune's Practice is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I have known it done,” said Lomas. “Good heavens, I couldn’t have any dealings with the press,” Eddis cried. “Bless your sweet innocence. We’ll manage it. It don’t matter what the papers say so long as they say a lot.
Chapter 5 of Mr. Fortune's Practice is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give a benediction to
From this reading ““Bless your sweet innocence.”
social or verbal interchange (usually followed by “with”)
From this reading ““Good heavens, I couldn’t have any dealings with the press,” Eddis cried.”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading ““Good heavens, I couldn’t have any dealings with the press,” Eddis cried.”
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading ““Bless your sweet innocence.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “It don’t matter what the papers say so long as they say a lot.”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “We’ll manage it.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “It don’t matter what the papers say so long as they say a lot.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading ““Good heavens, I couldn’t have any dealings with the press,” Eddis cried.”
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 ““Good heavens, I couldn’t have any dealings with the press,” Eddis cried.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It don’t matter what the papers say so long as they say a lot.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Good heavens, I couldn’t have any dealings with the press,” Eddis cried.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It don’t matter what the papers say so long as they say a lot.
give a benediction to
From this reading “Bless your sweet innocence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good heavens, I couldn’t have any dealings with the press,” Eddis cried.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Good heavens, I couldn’t have any dealings with the press,” Eddis cried.
social or verbal interchange (usually followed by “with”)
From this reading “Good heavens, I couldn’t have any dealings with the press,” Eddis cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It don’t matter what the papers say so long as they say a lot.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “I have known it done,” said Lomas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good heavens, I couldn’t have any dealings with the press,” Eddis cried.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good heavens, I couldn’t have any dealings with the press,” Eddis cried.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have known it done,” said Lomas.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “Good heavens, I couldn’t have any dealings with the press,” Eddis cried.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have known it done,” said Lomas.
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading “Bless your sweet innocence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I have known it done,” said Lomas.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “I have known it done,” said Lomas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have known it done,” said Lomas.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It don’t matter what the papers say so long as they say a lot.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading It don’t matter what the papers say so long as they say a lot.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading We’ll manage it.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It don’t matter what the papers say so long as they say a lot.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading It don’t matter what the papers say so long as they say a lot.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “Good heavens, I couldn’t have any dealings with the press,” Eddis cried.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I have known it done,” said Lomas.
express in words
From this reading It don’t matter what the papers say so long as they say a lot.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It don’t matter what the papers say so long as they say a lot.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “Bless your sweet innocence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Good heavens, I couldn’t have any dealings with the press,” Eddis cried.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It don’t matter what the papers say so long as they say a lot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll manage it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It don’t matter what the papers say so long as they say a lot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Good heavens, I couldn’t have any dealings with the press,” Eddis cried.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Bless your sweet innocence.
Chapter 5 of Mr. Fortune's Practice by H. C. (Henry Christopher) Bailey holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 417 sentences of Mr. Fortune's Practice, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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