Chapter 15 of The fortunate calamity is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The fortunate calamity is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“FOOLS” “WHAT is it?” Jean asked, coming to look over his shoulder. “It is a deed transfer,” said the excited boy. “Yes, sir, it is! The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
Chapter 15 of The fortunate calamity is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!””
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading ““It is a deed transfer,” said the excited boy.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading ““It is a deed transfer,” said the excited boy.”
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading ““FOOLS” “WHAT is it?””
plural of “heir” — a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
From this reading “The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!””
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “Jean asked, coming to look over his shoulder.”
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!””
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading ““It is a deed transfer,” said the excited boy.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!””
In this reading “The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!””
In this reading “Jean asked, coming to look over his shoulder.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It is a deed transfer,” said the excited boy.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Jean asked, coming to look over his shoulder.
a youthful male person
From this reading “It is a deed transfer,” said the excited boy.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Jean asked, coming to look over his shoulder.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading “It is a deed transfer,” said the excited boy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “It is a deed transfer,” said the excited boy.
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “FOOLS” “WHAT is it?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
plural of “heir” — a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jean asked, coming to look over his shoulder.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “FOOLS” “WHAT is it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “FOOLS” “WHAT is it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Jean asked, coming to look over his shoulder.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Jean asked, coming to look over his shoulder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
above and across; more than
From this reading Jean asked, coming to look over his shoulder.
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
a set of confused and meaningless statements
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It is a deed transfer,” said the excited boy.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Jean asked, coming to look over his shoulder.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, sir, it is!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is a deed transfer,” said the excited boy.
a special situation
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jean asked, coming to look over his shoulder.
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading “It is a deed transfer,” said the excited boy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “FOOLS” “WHAT is it?”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sir, it is!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The whole rigmarole is here; the same thing said over half a dozen times, you know; and it’s for ‘Ray Forman Forsythe, her heirs and’—all the of it, and—Jean, it’s our house on Dupont Circle!”
Chapter 15 of The fortunate calamity by Pansy holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 15 holds 187 sentences of The fortunate calamity, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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