Chapter 3 of Sir Robert's Fortune: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Sir Robert's Fortune: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“So you are there, Lily,” Sir Robert said. “Yes, uncle, I am here.” “There is one thing about you,” he said, with a laugh: “you never shirk. Now judicious shirking is not a bad thing. I might have forgotten all about it----” “But I couldn’t forget,” said Lily firmly.
Chapter 3 of Sir Robert's Fortune: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with resolute determination
From this reading “I might have forgotten all about it----” “But I couldn’t forget,” said Lily firmly.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “I might have forgotten all about it----” “But I couldn’t forget,” said Lily firmly.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “I might have forgotten all about it----” “But I couldn’t forget,” said Lily firmly.”
marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
From this reading “Now judicious shirking is not a bad thing.”
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading ““So you are there, Lily,” Sir Robert said.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ““So you are there, Lily,” Sir Robert said.”
avoid (one's assigned duties)
From this reading ““There is one thing about you,” he said, with a laugh: “you never shirk.”
the evasion of work or duty
From this reading “Now judicious shirking is not a bad thing.”
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In this reading “Now judicious shirking is not a bad thing.”
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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 “There is one thing about you,” he said, with a laugh: “you never shirk.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There is one thing about you,” he said, with a laugh: “you never shirk.
(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 I might have forgotten all about it----” “But I couldn’t forget,” said Lily firmly.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Yes, uncle, I am here.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “So you are there, Lily,” Sir Robert said.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Now judicious shirking is not a bad thing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I might have forgotten all about it----” “But I couldn’t forget,” said Lily firmly.
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From this reading I might have forgotten all about it----” “But I couldn’t forget,” said Lily firmly.
with resolute determination
From this reading I might have forgotten all about it----” “But I couldn’t forget,” said Lily firmly.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I might have forgotten all about it----” “But I couldn’t forget,” said Lily firmly.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I might have forgotten all about it----” “But I couldn’t forget,” said Lily firmly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I might have forgotten all about it----” “But I couldn’t forget,” said Lily firmly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There is one thing about you,” he said, with a laugh: “you never shirk.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Yes, uncle, I am here.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, uncle, I am here.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is one thing about you,” he said, with a laugh: “you never shirk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I might have forgotten all about it----” “But I couldn’t forget,” said Lily firmly.
marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
From this reading Now judicious shirking is not a bad thing.
the sound of laughing
From this reading “There is one thing about you,” he said, with a laugh: “you never shirk.
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “So you are there, Lily,” Sir Robert said.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might have forgotten all about it----” “But I couldn’t forget,” said Lily firmly.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “There is one thing about you,” he said, with a laugh: “you never shirk.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now judicious shirking is not a bad thing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now judicious shirking is not a bad thing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There is one thing about you,” he said, with a laugh: “you never shirk.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “So you are there, Lily,” Sir Robert said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “So you are there, Lily,” Sir Robert said.
avoid (one's assigned duties)
From this reading “There is one thing about you,” he said, with a laugh: “you never shirk.
the evasion of work or duty
From this reading Now judicious shirking is not a bad thing.
term of address for a man
From this reading “So you are there, Lily,” Sir Robert said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you are there, Lily,” Sir Robert said.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “So you are there, Lily,” Sir Robert said.
a special situation
From this reading “There is one thing about you,” he said, with a laugh: “you never shirk.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Yes, uncle, I am here.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “There is one thing about you,” he said, with a laugh: “you never shirk.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, uncle, I am here.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you are there, Lily,” Sir Robert said.
Chapter 3 of Sir Robert's Fortune: A Novel by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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