Chapter 15 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. ATHERTON. Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day? BLANCHE (_surprised_). No, I heard nothing of it.
Chapter 15 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day?”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day?”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “No, I heard nothing of it.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “No, I heard nothing of it.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
someone who visits
From this reading “Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day?”
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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 Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day?
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From this reading ATHERTON.
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From this reading BLANCHE (_surprised_).
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day?
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading No, I heard nothing of it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No, I heard nothing of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No, I heard nothing of it.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
not any; not one
From this reading No, I heard nothing of it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading No, I heard nothing of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No, I heard nothing of it.
express in words
From this reading Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day?
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading BLANCHE (_surprised_).
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day?
someone who visits
From this reading Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you hear your father say we were to expect a visitor to-day?
Chapter 15 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 15 holds 409 sentences of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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