Chapter 1 of Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
By Henry Seton Merriman. “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....” LIST OF CONTENTS. SISTER. A SMALL WORLD.
Chapter 1 of Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “LIST OF CONTENTS.”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading ““The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....””
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading ““The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....””
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “By Henry Seton Merriman.”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “LIST OF CONTENTS.”
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading ““The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....””
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading ““The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....””
United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821)
From this reading “By Henry Seton Merriman.”
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 A SMALL WORLD.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Henry Seton Merriman.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading LIST OF CONTENTS.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading By Henry Seton Merriman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading LIST OF CONTENTS.
engage in
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Henry Seton Merriman.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LIST OF CONTENTS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821)
From this reading By Henry Seton Merriman.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading SISTER.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A SMALL WORLD.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A SMALL WORLD.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “The common problem, yours, mine, every one's, Is--not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be,--but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair....”
Chapter 1 of Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories by Henry Seton Merriman holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 1 holds 436 sentences of Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories by Henry Seton Merriman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 436 sentences, grouped into 88 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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