Chapter 3 of Alice in Wonderland is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Alice in Wonderland is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk. I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit. ALICE Perhaps it hasn't one. DUCHESS Tut, tut, child! Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it.
Chapter 3 of Alice in Wonderland is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.”
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.”
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading “I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.”
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading “DUCHESS Tut, tut, child!”
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.
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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 I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALICE Perhaps it hasn't one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it.
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From this reading I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.
a young person of either sex
From this reading DUCHESS Tut, tut, child!
dearly loved
From this reading DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALICE Perhaps it hasn't one.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.
and nothing more
From this reading I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ALICE Perhaps it hasn't one.
and nothing more
From this reading Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it.
by chance
From this reading ALICE Perhaps it hasn't one.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.
express in words
From this reading I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading DUCHESS Tut, tut, child!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I can't tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUCHESS You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk.
Chapter 3 of Alice in Wonderland by Alice Gerstenberg holds 411 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.
Chapter 3 holds 411 sentences of Alice in Wonderland, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Alice in Wonderland, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
