Chapter 8 of The Fortune Hunter is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Fortune Hunter is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't touch me!" She snatched her arm away from him. She ran down the rest of the steps and fled along the street. She kept close to the shadow of the houses. She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.
Chapter 8 of The Fortune Hunter is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a line of approach
From this reading “She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.”
containing or imposing condemnation or censure
From this reading “She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “She ran down the rest of the steps and fled along the street.”
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.”
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “She kept close to the shadow of the houses.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “She kept close to the shadow of the houses.”
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading “She snatched her arm away from him.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “"Don't touch me!"”
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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 She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.
(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 She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She ran down the rest of the steps and fled along the street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She ran down the rest of the steps and fled along the street.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She snatched her arm away from him.
a line of approach
From this reading She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She snatched her arm away from him.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading She kept close to the shadow of the houses.
containing or imposing condemnation or censure
From this reading She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't touch me!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She ran down the rest of the steps and fled along the street.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading She ran down the rest of the steps and fled along the street.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She snatched her arm away from him.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She snatched her arm away from him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She snatched her arm away from him.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She kept close to the shadow of the houses.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She kept close to the shadow of the houses.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't touch me!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She ran down the rest of the steps and fled along the street.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She ran down the rest of the steps and fled along the street.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading She ran down the rest of the steps and fled along the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading She kept close to the shadow of the houses.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She snatched her arm away from him.
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading She snatched her arm away from him.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading She ran down the rest of the steps and fled along the street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading She ran down the rest of the steps and fled along the street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She ran down the rest of the steps and fled along the street.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She kept close to the shadow of the houses.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading "Don't touch me!"
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She went through Avenue A with hanging head, feeling that the eyes of all were upon her, condemning, scorning.
Chapter 8 of The Fortune Hunter by David Graham Phillips holds 243 sentences, grouped into 49 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 8 holds 243 sentences of The Fortune Hunter, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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