Chapter 22 of The Fever of Life is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Fever of Life is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. BELSWIN CONSIDERS WAYS AND MEANS. Fortune's a jade. When we don't require her, She ever beside us is staying. Fortune's a jade.
Chapter 22 of The Fever of Life is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
next to; at the side of
From this reading “When we don't require her, She ever beside us is staying.”
third-person singular of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading “BELSWIN CONSIDERS WAYS AND MEANS.”
possessive form of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “Fortune's a jade.”
a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
From this reading “Fortune's a jade.”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “BELSWIN CONSIDERS WAYS AND MEANS.”
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading “When we don't require her, She ever beside us is staying.”
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “When we don't require her, She ever beside us is staying.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “BELSWIN CONSIDERS WAYS AND MEANS.”
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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 Fortune's a jade.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BELSWIN CONSIDERS WAYS AND MEANS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BELSWIN CONSIDERS WAYS AND MEANS.
next to; at the side of
From this reading When we don't require her, She ever beside us is staying.
third-person singular of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading BELSWIN CONSIDERS WAYS AND MEANS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we don't require her, She ever beside us is staying.
at any time
From this reading When we don't require her, She ever beside us is staying.
possessive form of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Fortune's a jade.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When we don't require her, She ever beside us is staying.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we don't require her, She ever beside us is staying.
a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
From this reading Fortune's a jade.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading BELSWIN CONSIDERS WAYS AND MEANS.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading When we don't require her, She ever beside us is staying.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When we don't require her, She ever beside us is staying.
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading When we don't require her, She ever beside us is staying.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When we don't require her, She ever beside us is staying.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading BELSWIN CONSIDERS WAYS AND MEANS.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we don't require her, She ever beside us is staying.
at the time that
From this reading When we don't require her, She ever beside us is staying.
Chapter 22 of The Fever of Life by Fergus Hume holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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 22 holds 144 sentences of The Fever of Life, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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