Chapter 18 of The Fortune of the Landrays is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Fortune of the Landrays is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why?” asked Carrington. “Well, our first transaction couldn't have been very satisfactory to you.” “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn. When do you begin your canvass?” “At once.”
Chapter 18 of The Fortune of the Landrays is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “When do you begin your canvass?””
give a benediction to
From this reading ““Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.”
get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
From this reading “When do you begin your canvass?””
used as expletives
From this reading ““Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.”
giving satisfaction
From this reading ““Well, our first transaction couldn't have been very satisfactory to you.””
the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
From this reading ““Well, our first transaction couldn't have been very satisfactory to you.””
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading ““Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading ““Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.”
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.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading ““At once.””
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 “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why?” asked Carrington.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At once.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Well, our first transaction couldn't have been very satisfactory to you.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When do you begin your canvass?”
give a benediction to
From this reading “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.
get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
From this reading When do you begin your canvass?”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why?” asked Carrington.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, our first transaction couldn't have been very satisfactory to you.”
used as expletives
From this reading “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When do you begin your canvass?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Well, our first transaction couldn't have been very satisfactory to you.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, our first transaction couldn't have been very satisfactory to you.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.
on one occasion
From this reading “At once.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Well, our first transaction couldn't have been very satisfactory to you.”
giving satisfaction
From this reading “Well, our first transaction couldn't have been very satisfactory to you.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, our first transaction couldn't have been very satisfactory to you.”
the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
From this reading “Well, our first transaction couldn't have been very satisfactory to you.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Well, our first transaction couldn't have been very satisfactory to you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, our first transaction couldn't have been very satisfactory to you.”
at the time that
From this reading When do you begin your canvass?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why?” asked Carrington.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, our first transaction couldn't have been very satisfactory to you.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don't worry about that, captain; bless your heart, I always knew the business wasn't worth a damn.
Chapter 18 of The Fortune of the Landrays by Vaughan Kester holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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