Chapter 3 of A Christmas Garland is here in full — 1444 sentences across 289 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Christmas Garland is here in full — 1444 sentences across 289 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"They must first do that." "And they'll bring their ivory with them?" "Every man will bring ivory," answered the islander, with a smile gleaming and wide. "How soon'll they be here?" "Has not the sun risen?
Chapter 3 of A Christmas Garland is here in full — 1444 sentences across 289 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “"And they'll bring their ivory with them?"”
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading “"Every man will bring ivory," answered the islander, with a smile gleaming and wide.”
an inhabitant of an island
From this reading “"Every man will bring ivory," answered the islander, with a smile gleaming and wide.”
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading “"And they'll bring their ivory with them?"”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “"Has not the sun risen?”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “"Every man will bring ivory," answered the islander, with a smile gleaming and wide.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “"Has not the sun risen?”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “"Every man will bring ivory," answered the islander, with a smile gleaming and wide.”
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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 "Every man will bring ivory," answered the islander, with a smile gleaming and wide.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And they'll bring their ivory with them?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Every man will bring ivory," answered the islander, with a smile gleaming and wide.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "How soon'll they be here?"
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "And they'll bring their ivory with them?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "They must first do that."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Every man will bring ivory," answered the islander, with a smile gleaming and wide.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "They must first do that."
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading "Every man will bring ivory," answered the islander, with a smile gleaming and wide.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has not the sun risen?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "How soon'll they be here?"
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From this reading "How soon'll they be here?"
an inhabitant of an island
From this reading "Every man will bring ivory," answered the islander, with a smile gleaming and wide.
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading "And they'll bring their ivory with them?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Every man will bring ivory," answered the islander, with a smile gleaming and wide.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "They must first do that."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Has not the sun risen?
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading "Has not the sun risen?
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Every man will bring ivory," answered the islander, with a smile gleaming and wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How soon'll they be here?"
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "Has not the sun risen?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "They must first do that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Every man will bring ivory," answered the islander, with a smile gleaming and wide.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "And they'll bring their ivory with them?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And they'll bring their ivory with them?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They must first do that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And they'll bring their ivory with them?"
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "Every man will bring ivory," answered the islander, with a smile gleaming and wide.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Every man will bring ivory," answered the islander, with a smile gleaming and wide.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And they'll bring their ivory with them?"
Chapter 3 of A Christmas Garland by Max, Sir Beerbohm holds 1444 sentences, grouped into 289 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 3 holds 1444 sentences of A Christmas Garland, unabridged, divided into 289 reading sections.
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