Chapter 3 of A Tale of the Summer Holidays is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Tale of the Summer Holidays is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HAL FINDS A FRIEND. On their way through the garden they met Hal. Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them. Hal was not greatly interested. He was looking pale and listless, and there were heavy, dark lines about his eyes.
Chapter 3 of A Tale of the Summer Holidays is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.”
without deviation
From this reading “Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.”
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “HAL FINDS A FRIEND.”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “Hal was not greatly interested.”
lacking zest or vivacity
From this reading “He was looking pale and listless, and there were heavy, dark lines about his eyes.”
done under pressure
From this reading “Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.”
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In this reading “Hal was not greatly interested.”
In this reading “On their way through the garden they met Hal.”
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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 HAL FINDS A FRIEND.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
a youthful male person
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He was looking pale and listless, and there were heavy, dark lines about his eyes.
without deviation
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He was looking pale and listless, and there were heavy, dark lines about his eyes.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading HAL FINDS A FRIEND.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading HAL FINDS A FRIEND.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading On their way through the garden they met Hal.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Hal was not greatly interested.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAL FINDS A FRIEND.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was looking pale and listless, and there were heavy, dark lines about his eyes.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading He was looking pale and listless, and there were heavy, dark lines about his eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading Hal was not greatly interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading He was looking pale and listless, and there were heavy, dark lines about his eyes.
lacking zest or vivacity
From this reading He was looking pale and listless, and there were heavy, dark lines about his eyes.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He was looking pale and listless, and there were heavy, dark lines about his eyes.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading On their way through the garden they met Hal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hal was not greatly interested.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On their way through the garden they met Hal.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He was looking pale and listless, and there were heavy, dark lines about his eyes.
done under pressure
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
cut with a saw
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On their way through the garden they met Hal.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On their way through the garden they met Hal.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He was looking pale and listless, and there were heavy, dark lines about his eyes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On their way through the garden they met Hal.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading On their way through the garden they met Hal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hal was not greatly interested.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On their way through the garden they met Hal.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was looking pale and listless, and there were heavy, dark lines about his eyes.
which person or people
From this reading Directly they saw him his brothers and sisters rushed up and told him all about Jumbo's adventures, and about the boy who had been so kind to them.
Chapter 3 of A Tale of the Summer Holidays by Geraldine Mockler holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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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