Chapter 3 of A Handy Guide for Beggars is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of A Handy Guide for Beggars is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes.” “I was there once. What hotel did you use?” “The Salvation Army.” “I was in the United States Hotel.”
Chapter 3 of A Handy Guide for Beggars is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading ““The Salvation Army.””
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “What hotel did you use?””
on one occasion
From this reading ““I was there once.”
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
From this reading ““The Salvation Army.””
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading ““I was in the United States Hotel.””
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading ““I was in the United States Hotel.””
the act of using
From this reading “What hotel did you use?””
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes.””
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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “The Salvation Army.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What hotel did you use?”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading What hotel did you use?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was there once.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I was in the United States Hotel.”
on one occasion
From this reading “I was there once.
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
From this reading “The Salvation Army.”
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “I was in the United States Hotel.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Salvation Army.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I was there once.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading “I was in the United States Hotel.”
the act of using
From this reading What hotel did you use?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was there once.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What hotel did you use?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What hotel did you use?”
Chapter 3 of A Handy Guide for Beggars by Vachel Lindsay holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of A Handy Guide for Beggars, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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