Chapter 9 of Mr. Fortune's Practice is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Mr. Fortune's Practice is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The second scream,” Reggie murmured. “I was sort of flung about. There were men there fighting in the dark. Horrid. Hitting all round me, you know.
Chapter 9 of Mr. Fortune's Practice is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “There were men there fighting in the dark.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading ““I was sort of flung about.”
the act of contacting one thing with another
From this reading “Hitting all round me, you know.”
exceedingly bad
From this reading “Horrid.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ““The second scream,” Reggie murmured.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ““The second scream,” Reggie murmured.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading ““The second scream,” Reggie murmured.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading ““I was sort of flung about.”
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 “Hitting all round me, you know.”
In this reading “There were men there fighting in the dark.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I was sort of flung about.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Hitting all round me, you know.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading There were men there fighting in the dark.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading There were men there fighting in the dark.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “I was sort of flung about.
the act of contacting one thing with another
From this reading Hitting all round me, you know.
exceedingly bad
From this reading Horrid.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was sort of flung about.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were men there fighting in the dark.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Hitting all round me, you know.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hitting all round me, you know.
the force of workers available
From this reading There were men there fighting in the dark.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “The second scream,” Reggie murmured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I was sort of flung about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The second scream,” Reggie murmured.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Hitting all round me, you know.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “The second scream,” Reggie murmured.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “The second scream,” Reggie murmured.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “I was sort of flung about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The second scream,” Reggie murmured.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were men there fighting in the dark.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was sort of flung about.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were men there fighting in the dark.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hitting all round me, you know.
Chapter 9 of Mr. Fortune's Practice by H. C. (Henry Christopher) Bailey holds 416 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 9 holds 416 sentences of Mr. Fortune's Practice, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Mr. Fortune's Practice by H. C. (Henry Christopher) Bailey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 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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