Chapter 8 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(_Curtain falls._) BOARDING ON A FARM. CHARACTERS. MRS. MONTGOMERY, A Lady who is seeking Country Board. MR.
Chapter 8 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “MONTGOMERY, A Lady who is seeking Country Board.”
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading “(_Curtain falls._) BOARDING ON A FARM.”
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading “CHARACTERS.”
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading “(_Curtain falls._) BOARDING ON A FARM.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “(_Curtain falls._) BOARDING ON A FARM.”
Canadian novelist (1874-1942)
From this reading “MONTGOMERY, A Lady who is seeking Country Board.”
the act of searching for something
From this reading “MONTGOMERY, A Lady who is seeking Country Board.”
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 “(_Curtain falls._) BOARDING ON A FARM.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (_Curtain falls._) BOARDING ON A FARM.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading MONTGOMERY, A Lady who is seeking Country Board.
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading (_Curtain falls._) BOARDING ON A FARM.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading CHARACTERS.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading MONTGOMERY, A Lady who is seeking Country Board.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading (_Curtain falls._) BOARDING ON A FARM.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading (_Curtain falls._) BOARDING ON A FARM.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading (_Curtain falls._) BOARDING ON A FARM.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MONTGOMERY, A Lady who is seeking Country Board.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading MONTGOMERY, A Lady who is seeking Country Board.
Canadian novelist (1874-1942)
From this reading MONTGOMERY, A Lady who is seeking Country Board.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (_Curtain falls._) BOARDING ON A FARM.
the act of searching for something
From this reading MONTGOMERY, A Lady who is seeking Country Board.
which person or people
From this reading MONTGOMERY, A Lady who is seeking Country Board.
Chapter 8 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 403 sentences of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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