Chapter 13 of That Fortune is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of That Fortune is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Is it possible? I thought I saw a resemblance. Several times I have wondered, but I fancied it only a coincidence of names. It seemed absurd. Why, I used to know Murad Ault when we were boys.
Chapter 13 of That Fortune is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading “It seemed absurd.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Why, I used to know Murad Ault when we were boys.”
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading “Several times I have wondered, but I fancied it only a coincidence of names.”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading “Several times I have wondered, but I fancied it only a coincidence of names.”
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “Several times I have wondered, but I fancied it only a coincidence of names.”
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading “I thought I saw a resemblance.”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading “Several times I have wondered, but I fancied it only a coincidence of names.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “Several times I have wondered, but I fancied it only a coincidence of names.”
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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 I thought I saw a resemblance.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading It seemed absurd.
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From this reading Why, I used to know Murad Ault when we were boys.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Why, I used to know Murad Ault when we were boys.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Several times I have wondered, but I fancied it only a coincidence of names.
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading Several times I have wondered, but I fancied it only a coincidence of names.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading Several times I have wondered, but I fancied it only a coincidence of names.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Several times I have wondered, but I fancied it only a coincidence of names.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought I saw a resemblance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it possible?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it possible?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Why, I used to know Murad Ault when we were boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, I used to know Murad Ault when we were boys.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Several times I have wondered, but I fancied it only a coincidence of names.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several times I have wondered, but I fancied it only a coincidence of names.
and nothing more
From this reading Several times I have wondered, but I fancied it only a coincidence of names.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “Is it possible?
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading I thought I saw a resemblance.
cut with a saw
From this reading I thought I saw a resemblance.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed absurd.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several times I have wondered, but I fancied it only a coincidence of names.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought I saw a resemblance.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Several times I have wondered, but I fancied it only a coincidence of names.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, I used to know Murad Ault when we were boys.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Why, I used to know Murad Ault when we were boys.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why, I used to know Murad Ault when we were boys.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why, I used to know Murad Ault when we were boys.
at the time that
From this reading Why, I used to know Murad Ault when we were boys.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, I used to know Murad Ault when we were boys.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Several times I have wondered, but I fancied it only a coincidence of names.
Chapter 13 of That Fortune by Charles Dudley Warner holds 182 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 13 holds 182 sentences of That Fortune, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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