Chapter 3 of A Man's World is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of A Man's World is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He smoked his cigar furiously for a moment before he went on. He had crawled out and sobered up. This school work and the village practice gave him enough to keep her in a private hospital. She had consumption. "And sometime—before very long," he ended, "she will die and—well—I can go back to Forgetting-Land."
Chapter 3 of A Man's World is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “He smoked his cigar furiously for a moment before he went on.”
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
From this reading “She had consumption.”
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “He had crawled out and sobered up.”
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading “He smoked his cigar furiously for a moment before he went on.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “This school work and the village practice gave him enough to keep her in a private hospital.”
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading “He smoked his cigar furiously for a moment before he went on.”
past form of “sober” — cause to become sober
From this reading “He had crawled out and sobered up.”
at some indefinite or unstated time
From this reading “"And sometime—before very long," he ended, "she will die and—well—I can go back to Forgetting-Land."”
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In this reading “He had crawled out and sobered up.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “"And sometime—before very long," he ended, "she will die and—well—I can go back to Forgetting-Land."”
temporarily
In this reading “He smoked his cigar furiously for a moment before he went on.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “He smoked his cigar furiously for a moment before he went on.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He smoked his cigar furiously for a moment before he went on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had crawled out and sobered up.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "And sometime—before very long," he ended, "she will die and—well—I can go back to Forgetting-Land."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He smoked his cigar furiously for a moment before he went on.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "And sometime—before very long," he ended, "she will die and—well—I can go back to Forgetting-Land."
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading He smoked his cigar furiously for a moment before he went on.
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
From this reading She had consumption.
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading He had crawled out and sobered up.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "And sometime—before very long," he ended, "she will die and—well—I can go back to Forgetting-Land."
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading "And sometime—before very long," he ended, "she will die and—well—I can go back to Forgetting-Land."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading This school work and the village practice gave him enough to keep her in a private hospital.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He smoked his cigar furiously for a moment before he went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And sometime—before very long," he ended, "she will die and—well—I can go back to Forgetting-Land."
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading He smoked his cigar furiously for a moment before he went on.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading This school work and the village practice gave him enough to keep her in a private hospital.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "And sometime—before very long," he ended, "she will die and—well—I can go back to Forgetting-Land."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had crawled out and sobered up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smoked his cigar furiously for a moment before he went on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This school work and the village practice gave him enough to keep her in a private hospital.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This school work and the village practice gave him enough to keep her in a private hospital.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He smoked his cigar furiously for a moment before he went on.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading This school work and the village practice gave him enough to keep her in a private hospital.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And sometime—before very long," he ended, "she will die and—well—I can go back to Forgetting-Land."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This school work and the village practice gave him enough to keep her in a private hospital.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading This school work and the village practice gave him enough to keep her in a private hospital.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "And sometime—before very long," he ended, "she will die and—well—I can go back to Forgetting-Land."
a particular point in time
From this reading He smoked his cigar furiously for a moment before he went on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He smoked his cigar furiously for a moment before he went on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had crawled out and sobered up.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading This school work and the village practice gave him enough to keep her in a private hospital.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading This school work and the village practice gave him enough to keep her in a private hospital.
an educational institution
From this reading This school work and the village practice gave him enough to keep her in a private hospital.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had consumption.
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading He smoked his cigar furiously for a moment before he went on.
past form of “sober” — cause to become sober
From this reading He had crawled out and sobered up.
at some indefinite or unstated time
From this reading "And sometime—before very long," he ended, "she will die and—well—I can go back to Forgetting-Land."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This school work and the village practice gave him enough to keep her in a private hospital.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This school work and the village practice gave him enough to keep her in a private hospital.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This school work and the village practice gave him enough to keep her in a private hospital.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had crawled out and sobered up.
precisely as stated
From this reading "And sometime—before very long," he ended, "she will die and—well—I can go back to Forgetting-Land."
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading This school work and the village practice gave him enough to keep her in a private hospital.
(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 "And sometime—before very long," he ended, "she will die and—well—I can go back to Forgetting-Land."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He smoked his cigar furiously for a moment before he went on.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And sometime—before very long," he ended, "she will die and—well—I can go back to Forgetting-Land."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading This school work and the village practice gave him enough to keep her in a private hospital.
Chapter 3 of A Man's World by Albert Edwards holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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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