Chapter 24 of That Fortune is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of That Fortune is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?” “Why, you must take life as it is. Of course you would change the details. You could lay the scene in Philadelphia. Nobody would suspect you then.”
Chapter 24 of That Fortune is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “Of course you would change the details.”
true confidential information
From this reading “Of course you would change the details.”
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading ““Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?””
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody would suspect you then.””
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading “You could lay the scene in Philadelphia.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “You could lay the scene in Philadelphia.”
relating to human society and its members
From this reading ““Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?””
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading “Nobody would suspect you then.””
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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 “Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Why, you must take life as it is.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Of course you would change the details.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You could lay the scene in Philadelphia.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course you would change the details.
true confidential information
From this reading Of course you would change the details.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?”
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You could lay the scene in Philadelphia.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why, you must take life as it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You could lay the scene in Philadelphia.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Why, you must take life as it is.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Why, you must take life as it is.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody would suspect you then.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course you would change the details.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading You could lay the scene in Philadelphia.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading You could lay the scene in Philadelphia.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading “Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?”
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading Nobody would suspect you then.”
carry out
From this reading “Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course you would change the details.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Nobody would suspect you then.”
a special situation
From this reading “Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?”
not befitting a gentleman
From this reading “Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, you must take life as it is.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Celia, don't you think it would be an ungentlemanly thing to take a social event like that?”
Chapter 24 of That Fortune by Charles Dudley Warner holds 183 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.
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