Chapter 3 of A Crooked Mile is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Crooked Mile is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What?" Amory asked as he paused again. There was a twinkle in the eyes that rose to Amory's. Mr. Strong gave a slight shrug.--"Well--Prang!----" he said with humorous deprecation. Amory was quick.--"Oh!--You don't mean that Mr. Prang isn't sound?"
Chapter 3 of A Crooked Mile is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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full of or characterized by humor
From this reading “Mr. Strong gave a slight shrug.--"Well--Prang!----" he said with humorous deprecation.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “Amory asked as he paused again.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Amory was quick.--"Oh!--You don't mean that Mr. Prang isn't sound?"”
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading “Mr. Strong gave a slight shrug.--"Well--Prang!----" he said with humorous deprecation.”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “Mr. Strong gave a slight shrug.--"Well--Prang!----" he said with humorous deprecation.”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Amory was quick.--"Oh!--You don't mean that Mr. Prang isn't sound?"”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “Mr. Strong gave a slight shrug.--"Well--Prang!----" he said with humorous deprecation.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “There was a twinkle in the eyes that rose to Amory's.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Mr. Strong gave a slight shrug.--"Well--Prang!----" he said with humorous deprecation.”
In this reading “There was a twinkle in the eyes that rose to Amory's.”
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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 There was a twinkle in the eyes that rose to Amory's.
anew
From this reading Amory asked as he paused again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amory asked as he paused again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a twinkle in the eyes that rose to Amory's.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Amory asked as he paused again.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Amory asked as he paused again.
a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster
From this reading Mr. Strong gave a slight shrug.--"Well--Prang!----" he said with humorous deprecation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amory was quick.--"Oh!--You don't mean that Mr. Prang isn't sound?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was a twinkle in the eyes that rose to Amory's.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Mr. Strong gave a slight shrug.--"Well--Prang!----" he said with humorous deprecation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Amory asked as he paused again.
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading Mr. Strong gave a slight shrug.--"Well--Prang!----" he said with humorous deprecation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a twinkle in the eyes that rose to Amory's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amory was quick.--"Oh!--You don't mean that Mr. Prang isn't sound?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Amory was quick.--"Oh!--You don't mean that Mr. Prang isn't sound?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Strong gave a slight shrug.--"Well--Prang!----" he said with humorous deprecation.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Amory was quick.--"Oh!--You don't mean that Mr. Prang isn't sound?"
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Amory asked as he paused again.
a crash involving a car or plane
From this reading Mr. Strong gave a slight shrug.--"Well--Prang!----" he said with humorous deprecation.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Amory was quick.--"Oh!--You don't mean that Mr. Prang isn't sound?"
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading There was a twinkle in the eyes that rose to Amory's.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. Strong gave a slight shrug.--"Well--Prang!----" he said with humorous deprecation.
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading Mr. Strong gave a slight shrug.--"Well--Prang!----" he said with humorous deprecation.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Mr. Strong gave a slight shrug.--"Well--Prang!----" he said with humorous deprecation.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Amory was quick.--"Oh!--You don't mean that Mr. Prang isn't sound?"
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Mr. Strong gave a slight shrug.--"Well--Prang!----" he said with humorous deprecation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a twinkle in the eyes that rose to Amory's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a twinkle in the eyes that rose to Amory's.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a twinkle in the eyes that rose to Amory's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a twinkle in the eyes that rose to Amory's.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading There was a twinkle in the eyes that rose to Amory's.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a twinkle in the eyes that rose to Amory's.
(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 Mr. Strong gave a slight shrug.--"Well--Prang!----" he said with humorous deprecation.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Strong gave a slight shrug.--"Well--Prang!----" he said with humorous deprecation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Amory was quick.--"Oh!--You don't mean that Mr. Prang isn't sound?"
Chapter 3 of A Crooked Mile by Oliver Onions holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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