Chapter 7 of Vain Fortune: A Novel is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Vain Fortune: A Novel is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Aren't you getting on this morning?' 'No, not very well.' 'What do you think of turbot?' 'I think turbot very nice. Emily likes turbot.'
Chapter 7 of Vain Fortune: A Novel is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of acquiring something
From this reading “'Aren't you getting on this morning?'”
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “Emily likes turbot.'”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “'Aren't you getting on this morning?'”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “'I think turbot very nice.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “'What do you think of turbot?'”
flesh of a large European flatfish
From this reading “'What do you think of turbot?'”
(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, not very well.'”
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From this reading 'Aren't you getting on this morning?'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'What do you think of turbot?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emily likes turbot.'
the act of acquiring something
From this reading 'Aren't you getting on this morning?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I think turbot very nice.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading Emily likes turbot.'
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading 'Aren't you getting on this morning?'
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading 'I think turbot very nice.
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, not very well.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'No, not very well.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'What do you think of turbot?'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Aren't you getting on this morning?'
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'What do you think of turbot?'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Aren't you getting on this morning?'
flesh of a large European flatfish
From this reading 'What do you think of turbot?'
precisely as stated
From this reading 'No, not very well.'
(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, not very well.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What do you think of turbot?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Aren't you getting on this morning?'
Chapter 7 of Vain Fortune: A Novel by George Moore holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 7 holds 418 sentences of Vain Fortune: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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