Chapter 20 of The Fortunate Youth is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Fortunate Youth is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"HE had the stroke in the night," said Barney Bill suddenly. Paul turned sharply on him. "Why wasn't I told?" "Could you have cured him?" "Of course not."
Chapter 20 of The Fortunate Youth is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “"HE had the stroke in the night," said Barney Bill suddenly.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Of course not."”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “"Could you have cured him?"”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “Paul turned sharply on him.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “Paul turned sharply on him.”
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading “"HE had the stroke in the night," said Barney Bill suddenly.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “"HE had the stroke in the night," said Barney Bill suddenly.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Paul turned sharply on him.”
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From this reading "HE had the stroke in the night," said Barney Bill suddenly.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "HE had the stroke in the night," said Barney Bill suddenly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Could you have cured him?"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course not."
freed from illness or injury
From this reading "Could you have cured him?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "HE had the stroke in the night," said Barney Bill suddenly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Could you have cured him?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "HE had the stroke in the night," said Barney Bill suddenly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Paul turned sharply on him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why wasn't I told?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "HE had the stroke in the night," said Barney Bill suddenly.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "HE had the stroke in the night," said Barney Bill suddenly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Of course not."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course not."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Paul turned sharply on him.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul turned sharply on him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "HE had the stroke in the night," said Barney Bill suddenly.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading Paul turned sharply on him.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading "HE had the stroke in the night," said Barney Bill suddenly.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "HE had the stroke in the night," said Barney Bill suddenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "HE had the stroke in the night," said Barney Bill suddenly.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Why wasn't I told?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Paul turned sharply on him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why wasn't I told?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why wasn't I told?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Could you have cured him?"
Chapter 20 of The Fortunate Youth by William John Locke holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
Chapter 20 holds 389 sentences of The Fortunate Youth, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of The Fortunate Youth by William John Locke exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
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