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Chapter 12 of The Fortune of the Landrays is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance. If I mistake not I saw you on the boat up from Cincinnati? May I be so bold as to ask if you are going much further?” “No, fortunately; I am almost at my journey's end. Benson is my destination,” answered the lawyer.
Chapter 12 of The Fortune of the Landrays is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fearless and daring
From this reading “May I be so bold as to ask if you are going much further?””
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading “If I mistake not I saw you on the boat up from Cincinnati?”
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading “Benson is my destination,” answered the lawyer.”
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading ““I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.”
by good fortune
From this reading ““No, fortunately; I am almost at my journey's end.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “Benson is my destination,” answered the lawyer.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading ““I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.”
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
From this reading ““I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.”
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 ““I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “No, fortunately; I am almost at my journey's end.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “No, fortunately; I am almost at my journey's end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Benson is my destination,” answered the lawyer.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading May I be so bold as to ask if you are going much further?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading May I be so bold as to ask if you are going much further?”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading May I be so bold as to ask if you are going much further?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “No, fortunately; I am almost at my journey's end.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading May I be so bold as to ask if you are going much further?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Benson is my destination,” answered the lawyer.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading If I mistake not I saw you on the boat up from Cincinnati?
fearless and daring
From this reading May I be so bold as to ask if you are going much further?”
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading If I mistake not I saw you on the boat up from Cincinnati?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading Benson is my destination,” answered the lawyer.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading “I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “No, fortunately; I am almost at my journey's end.
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading “I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.
by good fortune
From this reading “No, fortunately; I am almost at my journey's end.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If I mistake not I saw you on the boat up from Cincinnati?
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading May I be so bold as to ask if you are going much further?”
the act of departing
From this reading May I be so bold as to ask if you are going much further?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I mistake not I saw you on the boat up from Cincinnati?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Benson is my destination,” answered the lawyer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, fortunately; I am almost at my journey's end.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading Benson is my destination,” answered the lawyer.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I be so bold as to ask if you are going much further?”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading If I mistake not I saw you on the boat up from Cincinnati?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading May I be so bold as to ask if you are going much further?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No, fortunately; I am almost at my journey's end.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, fortunately; I am almost at my journey's end.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If I mistake not I saw you on the boat up from Cincinnati?
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If I mistake not I saw you on the boat up from Cincinnati?
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
From this reading “I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.
cut with a saw
From this reading If I mistake not I saw you on the boat up from Cincinnati?
term of address for a man
From this reading “I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading May I be so bold as to ask if you are going much further?”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I mistake not I saw you on the boat up from Cincinnati?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If I mistake not I saw you on the boat up from Cincinnati?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I observe, sir,” and his manner was precise and formal, “I observe, sir, that you appear to have come some distance.
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