Chapter 23 of That Fortune is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of That Fortune is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I couldn't bear to offend you. You cannot think I would. And you will not be hard-hearted. You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am. I'm just as I said.”
Chapter 23 of That Fortune is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
have
From this reading ““I couldn't bear to offend you.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am.”
cause to feel resentment or indignation
From this reading ““I couldn't bear to offend you.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I'm just as I said.””
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “You cannot think I would.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You cannot think I would.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you will not be hard-hearted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm just as I said.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And you will not be hard-hearted.
have
From this reading “I couldn't bear to offend you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You cannot think I would.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I couldn't bear to offend you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And you will not be hard-hearted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I couldn't bear to offend you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm just as I said.”
and nothing more
From this reading You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And you will not be hard-hearted.
cause to feel resentment or indignation
From this reading “I couldn't bear to offend you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I'm just as I said.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You cannot think I would.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I couldn't bear to offend you.
in or at the place that
From this reading You know me, Miss Mavick, just where I am.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And you will not be hard-hearted.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You cannot think I would.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I couldn't bear to offend you.
Chapter 23 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 23 holds 185 sentences of That Fortune, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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