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“You did. I fancied you would have had reasons for preferring not to remember it.” Harper laughed. “Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial. I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
Chapter 6 of The Dust of Conflict is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
any thing at all
From this reading “I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I fancied you would have had reasons for preferring not to remember it.””
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ““Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I fancied you would have had reasons for preferring not to remember it.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I fancied you would have had reasons for preferring not to remember it.””
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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 “Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial.
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From this reading “Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial.
any thing at all
From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
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From this reading “Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial.
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From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
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From this reading “Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You did.
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From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I fancied you would have had reasons for preferring not to remember it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I fancied you would have had reasons for preferring not to remember it.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I fancied you would have had reasons for preferring not to remember it.”
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From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial.
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From this reading Harper laughed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I fancied you would have had reasons for preferring not to remember it.”
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From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fancied you would have had reasons for preferring not to remember it.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I fancied you would have had reasons for preferring not to remember it.”
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From this reading Harper laughed.
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From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
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From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I fancied you would have had reasons for preferring not to remember it.”
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From this reading “Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I fancied you would have had reasons for preferring not to remember it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I fancied you would have had reasons for preferring not to remember it.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading I fancied you would have had reasons for preferring not to remember it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now, it seems to me the fact that I came out ahead of Cyrus Harding ought to be a testimonial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I fancied you would have had reasons for preferring not to remember it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
which person or people
From this reading I was fighting for my own hand then, but I never took anything I wasn’t entitled to from the man who hired me—at least, if I did I can’t remember it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I fancied you would have had reasons for preferring not to remember it.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You did.
