I was alone in the world, and had nothing to depend upon but my wits and a clean reputation; but these were setting my feet in the road to eventual fortune, and I was content with the prospect. My time was my own after the afternoon board, Saturdays, and I was accustomed to put ...
But Rizzi would not have felt so safe if he had known that when Sonny Cotleone learned of the beatings he had flown into a murderous rage and had been restrained only by the sternest and most imperious command of the Don himself, a command that even Sonny dared not disobey. Which was ...
2025 will be the zodiac year (Ben Ming Nian) of the snake, and their fortune of this year will not be very good. They must learn to control their emotions and believe that peace and harmony can create wealth. Only in this way can they avoid unnecessary... Read more 2025 Horoscope For...
The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight, dramatically illustrates the power of the press. The family lived in Aberdeen, a small town of 23,000 inhabitants in South Dakota. As the parents had five children, life was a perpetual struggle against poverty. They were ...
1.To take the risk or hazard of:We thought we could jump over the puddle, but we were not willing to chance it. 2.To have the fortune (to be or do something); happen:"My eye chanced to fall on the wizened houseplant on the windowsill"(Elisabeth Brink). ...
3. Regrettable; deplorable: an unfortunate lack of good manners. n. A victim of bad luck. un·for′tu·nate·ly adv. Synonyms: unfortunate, hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, unlucky These adjectives mean having or marked by bad luck: an unfortunate turn of events; a hapless vict...
that they can not only bring about major changes to the lives of ordinary people but can even overthrow a government. The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight, dramatically illustrates the power of the press. The family lived in Aberdeen, a ...
The fortune for goat people in 2025 is very stable. They can receive help from influential people this year, and their careers are likely to progress to a higher stage. year of the goat Chinese Zodiac Goat YearsThe year of the goat comes every 12 years as a cycle. The recent goat ...
This name will make his fortune. I knew a whole family of Pinocchi once-Pinocchio the father, Pinocchia the mother, and Pinocchi the children-and they were all lucky. The richest of them begged for his living." After choosing the name for his Marionette, Geppetto set seriously to work ...
I was alone in the world, and had nothing to depend upon but my wits and a clean reputation;but these were setting my feet in the road to eventual fortune, and I was content with the prospect. My time was my own after the afternoon board, Saturdays, and I was accustomed to put ...