Chapter 12 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. C. She went out a few minutes ago. P. You can’t come that dodge on me. It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand. You must come along with me.
Chapter 12 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
in the past
From this reading “C. She went out a few minutes ago.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “You must come along with me.”
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading “P. You can’t come that dodge on me.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “C. She went out a few minutes ago.”
a particular point in time
From this reading “It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.”
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.”
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.
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In this reading “C. She went out a few minutes ago.”
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “You must come along with me.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “C. She went out a few minutes ago.”
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 C. She went out a few minutes ago.
in the past
From this reading C. She went out a few minutes ago.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading You must come along with me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading C. She went out a few minutes ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading P. You can’t come that dodge on me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading P. You can’t come that dodge on me.
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading P. You can’t come that dodge on me.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading C. She went out a few minutes ago.
set up or found
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading P. You can’t come that dodge on me.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading C. She went out a few minutes ago.
a particular point in time
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must come along with me.
not any; not one
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading P. You can’t come that dodge on me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
and nothing more
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading C. She went out a few minutes ago.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P. You can’t come that dodge on me.
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading C. She went out a few minutes ago.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading P. You can’t come that dodge on me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading C. She went out a few minutes ago.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading P. You can’t come that dodge on me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was only a moment ago that it was done, and there’s no one but you in the room, and I found you with the pistol in your hand.
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