Chapter 5 of The World of Chance is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The World of Chance is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!” “And have all that crew jump on me? Thank you!” said Ray. “You would call them a crew, then? Perhaps they were a crew,” said Kane.
Chapter 5 of The World of Chance is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading ““And have all that crew jump on me?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ““Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!””
English poet (born in 1930)
From this reading ““Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!””
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ““Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!””
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading ““And have all that crew jump on me?”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading ““Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!””
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “Thank you!” said Ray.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank you!” said Ray.”
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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state
In this reading ““Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!””
In this reading ““Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!””
get up on the back of
In this reading ““And have all that crew jump on me?”
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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 “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
(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 “And have all that crew jump on me?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And have all that crew jump on me?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “You would call them a crew, then?
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “And have all that crew jump on me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And have all that crew jump on me?
English poet (born in 1930)
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “And have all that crew jump on me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And have all that crew jump on me?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And have all that crew jump on me?
by chance
From this reading Perhaps they were a crew,” said Kane.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading Thank you!” said Ray.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank you!” said Ray.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And have all that crew jump on me?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “You would call them a crew, then?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “You would call them a crew, then?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps they were a crew,” said Kane.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Perhaps they were a crew,” said Kane.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
at the time that
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You would call them a crew, then?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah,” said Kane, “what a pity you didn’t set forth those ideas when Hughes called upon you!”
Chapter 5 of The World of Chance by William Dean Howells holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 396 sentences of The World of Chance, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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