Chapter 10 of Soldiers of Fortune is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Soldiers of Fortune is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Clay rose and moved on to the house in silence. He was glad that MacWilliams had interrupted him when he did. He wondered whether he understood Alice Langham after all. He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor. He had known other women not so fine.
Chapter 10 of Soldiers of Fortune is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading “He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.”
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading “Clay rose and moved on to the house in silence.”
promote over another
From this reading “He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.”
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.”
the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
From this reading “He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.”
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading “He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “He wondered whether he understood Alice Langham after all.”
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later than; following
From this reading He wondered whether he understood Alice Langham after all.
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From this reading He wondered whether he understood Alice Langham after all.
(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 He wondered whether he understood Alice Langham after all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clay rose and moved on to the house in silence.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.
of short duration or distance
From this reading He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading Clay rose and moved on to the house in silence.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was glad that MacWilliams had interrupted him when he did.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.
promote over another
From this reading He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading He was glad that MacWilliams had interrupted him when he did.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was glad that MacWilliams had interrupted him when he did.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was glad that MacWilliams had interrupted him when he did.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was glad that MacWilliams had interrupted him when he did.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Clay rose and moved on to the house in silence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clay rose and moved on to the house in silence.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading He was glad that MacWilliams had interrupted him when he did.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading He had known other women not so fine.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wondered whether he understood Alice Langham after all.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was glad that MacWilliams had interrupted him when he did.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Clay rose and moved on to the house in silence.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had known other women not so fine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Clay rose and moved on to the house in silence.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He had known other women not so fine.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Clay rose and moved on to the house in silence.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Clay rose and moved on to the house in silence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had known other women not so fine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was glad that MacWilliams had interrupted him when he did.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clay rose and moved on to the house in silence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clay rose and moved on to the house in silence.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading He wondered whether he understood Alice Langham after all.
the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
From this reading He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading He had seen many fine ladies before during his brief visits to London, and Berlin, and Vienna, and they had shown him favor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was glad that MacWilliams had interrupted him when he did.
at the time that
From this reading He was glad that MacWilliams had interrupted him when he did.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He wondered whether he understood Alice Langham after all.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He had known other women not so fine.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading He wondered whether he understood Alice Langham after all.
Chapter 10 of Soldiers of Fortune by Richard Harding Davis holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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