Chapter 16 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
H. I shall send Mary for the doctor, at all events. (_Exit, L._) (_MR. F. moans frequently. MRS. F. is occupied in chafing his wrists.
Chapter 16 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
From this reading “F. is occupied in chafing his wrists.”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “H. I shall send Mary for the doctor, at all events.”
an opening that permits escape or release
many times at short intervals
From this reading “F. moans frequently.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “H. I shall send Mary for the doctor, at all events.”
plural of “moan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “F. moans frequently.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “F. is occupied in chafing his wrists.”
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “F. is occupied in chafing his wrists.”
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In this reading “H. I shall send Mary for the doctor, at all events.”
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(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 H. I shall send Mary for the doctor, at all events.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading H. I shall send Mary for the doctor, at all events.
soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
From this reading F. is occupied in chafing his wrists.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading H. I shall send Mary for the doctor, at all events.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading H. I shall send Mary for the doctor, at all events.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading (_Exit, L._) (_MR.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading F. moans frequently.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading H. I shall send Mary for the doctor, at all events.
many times at short intervals
From this reading F. moans frequently.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading H. I shall send Mary for the doctor, at all events.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading F. is occupied in chafing his wrists.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading H. I shall send Mary for the doctor, at all events.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading F. is occupied in chafing his wrists.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading F. is occupied in chafing his wrists.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading (_Exit, L._) (_MR.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading H. I shall send Mary for the doctor, at all events.
plural of “moan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading F. moans frequently.
a form of address for a man
From this reading (_Exit, L._) (_MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
held or filled or in use
From this reading F. is occupied in chafing his wrists.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading H. I shall send Mary for the doctor, at all events.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading H. I shall send Mary for the doctor, at all events.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading H. I shall send Mary for the doctor, at all events.
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading F. is occupied in chafing his wrists.
Chapter 16 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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