Chapter 8 of That Fortune is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of That Fortune is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But, Celia--” “No, I've talked enough. We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living. Let's go into the other room and see the old masters. They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul. And then, Phil, I shall be hungry.
Chapter 8 of That Fortune is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading “They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “And then, Phil, I shall be hungry.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.”
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “Let's go into the other room and see the old masters.”
make a painting
From this reading “They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading ““But, Celia--” “No, I've talked enough.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And then, Phil, I shall be hungry.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, Celia--” “No, I've talked enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, Celia--” “No, I've talked enough.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “But, Celia--” “No, I've talked enough.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let's go into the other room and see the old masters.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading And then, Phil, I shall be hungry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, Celia--” “No, I've talked enough.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Let's go into the other room and see the old masters.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's go into the other room and see the old masters.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
engage in
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading Let's go into the other room and see the old masters.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
not any; not one
From this reading “But, Celia--” “No, I've talked enough.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Let's go into the other room and see the old masters.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
make a painting
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then, Phil, I shall be hungry.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Let's go into the other room and see the old masters.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Let's go into the other room and see the old masters.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And then, Phil, I shall be hungry.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “But, Celia--” “No, I've talked enough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let's go into the other room and see the old masters.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, Phil, I shall be hungry.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They, at least, knew how to paint--to paint passion and character; some of them could paint soul.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading We are in this world and not in some other, and I have to make my living.
Chapter 8 of That Fortune by Charles Dudley Warner holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
Chapter 8 holds 185 sentences of That Fortune, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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