Chapter 8 of Thirteen Years of a Busy Woman's Life is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Thirteen Years of a Busy Woman's Life is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WRITERS: SIR WALTER BESANT, JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, MRS. RIDDELL, MRS. LYNN LINTON New! Why, there is nothing new. The only luck is to pitch on something old enough to be forgotten.
Chapter 8 of Thirteen Years of a Busy Woman's Life is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “The only luck is to pitch on something old enough to be forgotten.”
English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)
From this reading “WRITERS: SIR WALTER BESANT, JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, MRS.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “WRITERS: SIR WALTER BESANT, JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, MRS.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “The only luck is to pitch on something old enough to be forgotten.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “WRITERS: SIR WALTER BESANT, JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, MRS.”
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “The only luck is to pitch on something old enough to be forgotten.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “WRITERS: SIR WALTER BESANT, JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, MRS.”
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “WRITERS: SIR WALTER BESANT, JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, MRS.”
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 “The only luck is to pitch on something old enough to be forgotten.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The only luck is to pitch on something old enough to be forgotten.
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From this reading WRITERS: SIR WALTER BESANT, JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, MRS.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The only luck is to pitch on something old enough to be forgotten.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The only luck is to pitch on something old enough to be forgotten.
English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)
From this reading WRITERS: SIR WALTER BESANT, JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, MRS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, there is nothing new.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading WRITERS: SIR WALTER BESANT, JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LYNN LINTON New!
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading The only luck is to pitch on something old enough to be forgotten.
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From this reading LYNN LINTON New!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading WRITERS: SIR WALTER BESANT, JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, MRS.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading LYNN LINTON New!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Why, there is nothing new.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The only luck is to pitch on something old enough to be forgotten.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading WRITERS: SIR WALTER BESANT, JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, MRS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The only luck is to pitch on something old enough to be forgotten.
and nothing more
From this reading The only luck is to pitch on something old enough to be forgotten.
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading The only luck is to pitch on something old enough to be forgotten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RIDDELL, MRS.
term of address for a man
From this reading WRITERS: SIR WALTER BESANT, JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, MRS.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The only luck is to pitch on something old enough to be forgotten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The only luck is to pitch on something old enough to be forgotten.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Why, there is nothing new.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The only luck is to pitch on something old enough to be forgotten.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading WRITERS: SIR WALTER BESANT, JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, MRS.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, there is nothing new.
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading WRITERS: SIR WALTER BESANT, JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, MRS.
Chapter 8 of Thirteen Years of a Busy Woman's Life by Mrs. (Ethel) Alec-Tweedie holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 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 8 holds 229 sentences of Thirteen Years of a Busy Woman's Life, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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