Chapter 17 of That Fortune is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of That Fortune is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No, not on paper.” “But you must. It must be such a world to you. I can't imagine anything so fine as that. There is so much about life to be said.
Chapter 17 of That Fortune is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “I can't imagine anything so fine as that.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “I can't imagine anything so fine as that.”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “I can't imagine anything so fine as that.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “There is so much about life to be said.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “There is so much about life to be said.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““But you must.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading ““No, not on paper.””
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “It must be such a world to you.”
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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 It must be such a world to you.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is so much about life to be said.
any thing at all
From this reading I can't imagine anything so fine as that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I can't imagine anything so fine as that.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be such a world to you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you must.
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From this reading I can't imagine anything so fine as that.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading I can't imagine anything so fine as that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't imagine anything so fine as that.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I can't imagine anything so fine as that.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is so much about life to be said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be such a world to you.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There is so much about life to be said.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There is so much about life to be said.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But you must.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, not on paper.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, not on paper.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “No, not on paper.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “No, not on paper.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading There is so much about life to be said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I can't imagine anything so fine as that.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It must be such a world to you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can't imagine anything so fine as that.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is so much about life to be said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It must be such a world to you.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It must be such a world to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you must.
Chapter 17 of That Fortune by Charles Dudley Warner holds 181 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 17 holds 181 sentences of That Fortune, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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