Chapter 27 of Richard Dare's Venture is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Richard Dare's Venture is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LUCKY RESOLVE. "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now." It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann. "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard. "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
Chapter 27 of Richard Dare's Venture is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading “"To be idle is the hardest work I can do.”
not in action or at work
From this reading “"To be idle is the hardest work I can do.”
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading “"Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."”
occurring by chance
From this reading “A LUCKY RESOLVE.”
United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859)
From this reading “It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.”
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading “A LUCKY RESOLVE.”
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading “It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.”
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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 A LUCKY RESOLVE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."
superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
not in action or at work
From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."
occurring by chance
From this reading A LUCKY RESOLVE.
United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859)
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading A LUCKY RESOLVE.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Richard, we are gentlemen of leisure now."
which person or people
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Frank who spoke, and the occasion was the Monday morning following their final week with Williams & Mann.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "To be idle is the hardest work I can do.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; but it doesn't suit me in the least," returned Richard.
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