Chapter 8 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 8 of Mr. Fortune's Practice is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I have been kept waiting,” said Reggie. “Dr. Jerdan, please.” “Not at home.” “Oh, I think so. Dr. Jerdan will see me.”
Chapter 8 of Mr. Fortune's Practice is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I have been kept waiting,” said Reggie.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ““Not at home.””
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading ““I have been kept waiting,” said Reggie.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ““Dr. Jerdan, please.””
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ““I have been kept waiting,” said Reggie.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Dr. Jerdan will see me.””
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ““Oh, I think so.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading ““I have been kept waiting,” 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.
In this reading ““I have been kept waiting,” said Reggie.”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading ““Not at home.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Not at home.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been kept waiting,” said Reggie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dr. Jerdan, please.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been kept waiting,” said Reggie.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Not at home.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have been kept waiting,” said Reggie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dr. Jerdan, please.”
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “I have been kept waiting,” said Reggie.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dr. Jerdan will see me.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not at home.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I think so.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Dr. Jerdan, please.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have been kept waiting,” said Reggie.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I have been kept waiting,” said Reggie.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Dr. Jerdan will see me.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, I think so.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Oh, I think so.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “I have been kept waiting,” said Reggie.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Dr. Jerdan will see me.”
Chapter 8 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 8 holds 417 sentences of Mr. Fortune's Practice, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Mr. Fortune's Practice by H. C. (Henry Christopher) Bailey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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