Chapter 9 of The House of Adventure is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The House of Adventure is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why do you come to me, monsieur?” “You have gone back to Beaucourt.” “In a sense, yes.” “You are rebuilding—you are one of those with courage.” “I have hope, monsieur, and I have had good luck.”
Chapter 9 of The House of Adventure is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading ““You are rebuilding—you are one of those with courage.””
destroyed or killed
From this reading ““You have gone back to Beaucourt.””
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading ““I have hope, monsieur, and I have had good luck.””
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading ““I have hope, monsieur, and I have had good luck.””
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading ““Why do you come to me, monsieur?””
building again
From this reading ““You are rebuilding—you are one of those with courage.””
a general conscious awareness
From this reading ““In a sense, yes.””
an affirmative
From this reading ““In a sense, yes.””
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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an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
In this reading ““I have hope, monsieur, and I have had good luck.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “In a sense, yes.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I have hope, monsieur, and I have had good luck.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are rebuilding—you are one of those with courage.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “You have gone back to Beaucourt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have gone back to Beaucourt.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Why do you come to me, monsieur?”
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading “You are rebuilding—you are one of those with courage.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Why do you come to me, monsieur?”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “You have gone back to Beaucourt.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I have hope, monsieur, and I have had good luck.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I have hope, monsieur, and I have had good luck.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have gone back to Beaucourt.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “I have hope, monsieur, and I have had good luck.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have hope, monsieur, and I have had good luck.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In a sense, yes.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “I have hope, monsieur, and I have had good luck.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why do you come to me, monsieur?”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “Why do you come to me, monsieur?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You are rebuilding—you are one of those with courage.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You are rebuilding—you are one of those with courage.”
building again
From this reading “You are rebuilding—you are one of those with courage.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “In a sense, yes.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “You are rebuilding—you are one of those with courage.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why do you come to me, monsieur?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why do you come to me, monsieur?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You are rebuilding—you are one of those with courage.”
an affirmative
From this reading “In a sense, yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why do you come to me, monsieur?”
Chapter 9 of The House of Adventure by Warwick Deeping holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 9 holds 403 sentences of The House of Adventure, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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