Chapter 2 of The Girl and Her Fortune is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Girl and Her Fortune is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Your father left a will behind him. He always appeared to you to be a rich man, did he not?" "I suppose so," said Brenda. "I never thought about it." "Nor did I," said Florence, speaking for the first time.
Chapter 2 of The Girl and Her Fortune is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “He always appeared to you to be a rich man, did he not?"”
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “He always appeared to you to be a rich man, did he not?"”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"Your father left a will behind him.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “"Your father left a will behind him.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “"Nor did I," said Florence, speaking for the first time.”
possessing material wealth
From this reading “He always appeared to you to be a rich man, did he not?"”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “"Nor did I," said Florence, speaking for the first time.”
express a supposition
From this reading “"I suppose so," said Brenda.”
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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In this reading “"Nor did I," said Florence, speaking for the first time.”
a man who is wealthy
In this reading “He always appeared to you to be a rich man, did he not?"”
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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 "Your father left a will behind him.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I never thought about it."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He always appeared to you to be a rich man, did he not?"
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He always appeared to you to be a rich man, did he not?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He always appeared to you to be a rich man, did he not?"
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Your father left a will behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suppose so," said Brenda.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He always appeared to you to be a rich man, did he not?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Your father left a will behind him.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Nor did I," said Florence, speaking for the first time.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading "Nor did I," said Florence, speaking for the first time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Nor did I," said Florence, speaking for the first time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He always appeared to you to be a rich man, did he not?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Your father left a will behind him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose so," said Brenda.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I never thought about it."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Your father left a will behind him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He always appeared to you to be a rich man, did he not?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never thought about it."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Nor did I," said Florence, speaking for the first time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He always appeared to you to be a rich man, did he not?"
possessing material wealth
From this reading He always appeared to you to be a rich man, did he not?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I suppose so," said Brenda.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I suppose so," said Brenda.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "Nor did I," said Florence, speaking for the first time.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose so," said Brenda.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Nor did I," said Florence, speaking for the first time.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I never thought about it."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Nor did I," said Florence, speaking for the first time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He always appeared to you to be a rich man, did he not?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Your father left a will behind him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He always appeared to you to be a rich man, did he not?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your father left a will behind him.
Chapter 2 of The Girl and Her Fortune by L. T. Meade holds 458 sentences, grouped into 92 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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