Chapter 3 of Vain Fortune: A Novel is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Vain Fortune: A Novel is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Oh yes, it did. I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?' 'Yes, after the second act.' 'Not after the third?' 'No. That act never goes well.
Chapter 3 of Vain Fortune: A Novel is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “'Yes, after the second act.'”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “'No. That act never goes well.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “'Yes, after the second act.'”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “'Not after the third?'”
an affirmative
From this reading “'Oh yes, it did.”
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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 I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading 'Yes, after the second act.'
later than; following
From this reading 'Yes, after the second act.'
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Oh yes, it did.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading 'No. That act never goes well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Oh yes, it did.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'No. That act never goes well.
not any; not one
From this reading 'No. That act never goes well.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Not after the third?'
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh yes, it did.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading 'Yes, after the second act.'
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'No. That act never goes well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Yes, after the second act.'
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading 'Not after the third?'
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'No. That act never goes well.
an affirmative
From this reading 'Oh yes, it did.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I've seen it go better; but----' 'Did you get a call?'
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