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After a shadow, and other stories

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of After a shadow, and other stories is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?
Have you often said, like the bedridden man, "What can I do?"
Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?
No matter.
If you have a willing heart, good work will come to your hands.
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After a shadow, and other stories

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of After a shadow, and other stories is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?
/ɑːr jɔːr ˌɑːpərˈtuːnətiz fɔːr ˈduːɪŋ ɡʊd fjuː ənd ˈlɪmətəd ɪn reɪndʒ tuː ɔːl əˈpɪrənsəz ˈriːdər/
Line 2
Have you often said, like the bedridden man, "What can I do?"
/hæv juː ˈɔːfən sed laɪk ðə ˈbedrɪdən mæn wʌt kæn aɪ duː/
Line 3
Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?
/ɑːr juː puːr wiːk ˈɪɡnərənt əbsˈkjʊr ɔːr ˈiːvɪn sɪk æz hiː wɑːz ənd ʃʌt aʊt frʌm ˈkɑːntækt wɪð ðə ˈbɪzi ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wɜːrld/
Line 4
No matter.
/noʊ ˈmætər/
Line 5
If you have a willing heart, good work will come to your hands.
/ɪf juː hæv ə ˈwɪlɪŋ hɑːrt ɡʊd wɜːrk wɪl kʌm tuː jɔːr hændz/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

appearances noun US /əˈpɪrənsəz/

plural of “appearance” — outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading “Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?”

bedridden adjective US /ˈbedrɪdən/

confined to bed (by illness)

From this reading “Have you often said, like the bedridden man, "What can I do?"”

contact noun US /ˈkɑːntækt/

close interaction

From this reading “Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?”

ignorant adjective US /ˈɪɡnərənt/

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

From this reading “Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?”

limited adjective US /ˈlɪmətəd/

small in range or scope

From this reading “Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?”

obscure verb US /əbsˈkjʊr/

make less visible or unclear

From this reading “Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?”

opportunities noun US /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnətiz/

plural of “opportunity” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading “Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?”

range noun US /reɪndʒ/

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading “Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading If you have a willing heart, good work will come to your hands.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?

appearancesnounUS /əˈpɪrənsəz/

plural of “appearance” — outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

bedriddenadjectiveUS /ˈbedrɪdən/

confined to bed (by illness)

From this reading Have you often said, like the bedridden man, "What can I do?"

busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Have you often said, like the bedridden man, "What can I do?"

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading If you have a willing heart, good work will come to your hands.

contactnounUS /ˈkɑːntækt/

close interaction

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Have you often said, like the bedridden man, "What can I do?"

doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading If you have a willing heart, good work will come to your hands.

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Have you often said, like the bedridden man, "What can I do?"

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading If you have a willing heart, good work will come to your hands.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Have you often said, like the bedridden man, "What can I do?"

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you have a willing heart, good work will come to your hands.

ignorantadjectiveUS /ˈɪɡnərənt/

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Have you often said, like the bedridden man, "What can I do?"

limitedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətəd/

small in range or scope

From this reading Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Have you often said, like the bedridden man, "What can I do?"

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading No matter.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No matter.

obscureverbUS /əbsˈkjʊr/

make less visible or unclear

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading Have you often said, like the bedridden man, "What can I do?"

opportunitiesnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnətiz/

plural of “opportunity” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

rangenounUS /reɪndʒ/

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?

readernounUS /ˈriːdər/

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Have you often said, like the bedridden man, "What can I do?"

shutverbUS /ʃʌt/

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Have you often said, like the bedridden man, "What can I do?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/

wanting in physical strength

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Have you often said, like the bedridden man, "What can I do?"

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading If you have a willing heart, good work will come to your hands.

willingadjectiveUS /ˈwɪlɪŋ/

disposed or inclined toward

From this reading If you have a willing heart, good work will come to your hands.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading If you have a willing heart, good work will come to your hands.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Are you poor, weak, ignorant, obscure, or even sick as he was, and shut out from contact with the busy outside world?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Have you often said, like the bedridden man, "What can I do?"

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Are your opportunities for doing good few, and limited in range, to all appearances, reader?

Chapter 3 of After a shadow, and other stories by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 3 of After a shadow, and other stories contain?

Chapter 3 holds 444 sentences of After a shadow, and other stories, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of After a shadow, and other stories by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 444 sentences, grouped into 89 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Vocabulary met early in After a shadow, and other stories

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Shadow
A word that appears in the opening chapter of After a shadow, and other stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Other
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Stories
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Arthur
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