Chapter 8 of The Fair Rewards is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Fair Rewards is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Gurdy reflected that it was time to come home. Then he put it off. Lake Forest was pleasant. He was fond of his host. It was prudent to test the pull of this feeling for Margot.
Chapter 8 of The Fair Rewards is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “He was fond of his host.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “Lake Forest was pleasant.”
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading “He was fond of his host.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “Lake Forest was pleasant.”
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
From this reading “It was prudent to test the pull of this feeling for Margot.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “It was prudent to test the pull of this feeling for Margot.”
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading “Gurdy reflected that it was time to come home.”
trying something to find out about it
From this reading “It was prudent to test the pull of this feeling for Margot.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “Gurdy reflected that it was time to come home.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Gurdy reflected that it was time to come home.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It was prudent to test the pull of this feeling for Margot.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading He was fond of his host.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was prudent to test the pull of this feeling for Margot.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Lake Forest was pleasant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gurdy reflected that it was time to come home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he put it off.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was fond of his host.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Gurdy reflected that it was time to come home.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading He was fond of his host.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Gurdy reflected that it was time to come home.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Lake Forest was pleasant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was prudent to test the pull of this feeling for Margot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was fond of his host.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then he put it off.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Lake Forest was pleasant.
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
From this reading It was prudent to test the pull of this feeling for Margot.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading It was prudent to test the pull of this feeling for Margot.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then he put it off.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading Gurdy reflected that it was time to come home.
trying something to find out about it
From this reading It was prudent to test the pull of this feeling for Margot.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gurdy reflected that it was time to come home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was prudent to test the pull of this feeling for Margot.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he put it off.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was prudent to test the pull of this feeling for Margot.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Gurdy reflected that it was time to come home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gurdy reflected that it was time to come home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gurdy reflected that it was time to come home.
Chapter 8 of The Fair Rewards by Thomas Beer holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 8 holds 420 sentences of The Fair Rewards, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Fair Rewards by Thomas Beer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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