Chapter 38 of The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, and His Man, Mark Antony O'Toole is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, and His Man, Mark Antony O'Toole is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.” Don Juan. “She look’d as if she sate at Eden’s door. And griev’d for those who could return no more.” Ibid.
Chapter 38 of The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, and His Man, Mark Antony O'Toole is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading ““A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.””
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “Don Juan.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ““A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.””
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading ““A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.””
a mistake in calculating
From this reading ““A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.””
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
From this reading ““A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.””
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading ““A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.””
fill to satisfaction
From this reading ““She look’d as if she sate at Eden’s door.”
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.
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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 “A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.”
(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 “A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And griev’d for those who could return no more.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “She look’d as if she sate at Eden’s door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “She look’d as if she sate at Eden’s door.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And griev’d for those who could return no more.”
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading “A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Don Juan.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “She look’d as if she sate at Eden’s door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She look’d as if she sate at Eden’s door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And griev’d for those who could return no more.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And griev’d for those who could return no more.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ibid.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “She look’d as if she sate at Eden’s door.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don Juan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She look’d as if she sate at Eden’s door.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.”
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.”
a mistake in calculating
From this reading “A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And griev’d for those who could return no more.”
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
From this reading “A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.”
not any; not one
From this reading And griev’d for those who could return no more.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading And griev’d for those who could return no more.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.”
fill to satisfaction
From this reading “She look’d as if she sate at Eden’s door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She look’d as if she sate at Eden’s door.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “A sad miscalculation about distance Made all their naval matters incorrect.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And griev’d for those who could return no more.”
which person or people
From this reading And griev’d for those who could return no more.”
Chapter 38 of The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, and His Man, Mark Antony O'Toole by W. H. (William Hamilton) Maxwell holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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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