Chapter 3 of All for a Scrap of Paper is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of All for a Scrap of Paper is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This is what he read: TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN BOSNIA. ASSASSINATION OF THE HEIR PRESUMPTIVE TO THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN THRONE. BOMB THROWN INTO THE CAR OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND AND HIS CONSORT, THE DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG. OVERWHELMING INDIGNATION IN VIENNA. GRIEF OF THE AGED EMPEROR.
Chapter 3 of All for a Scrap of Paper is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria
From this reading “BOMB THROWN INTO THE CAR OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND AND HIS CONSORT, THE DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG.”
an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
From this reading “ASSASSINATION OF THE HEIR PRESUMPTIVE TO THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN THRONE.”
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading “BOMB THROWN INTO THE CAR OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND AND HIS CONSORT, THE DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG.”
the northern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina
From this reading “This is what he read: TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN BOSNIA.”
keep company with; hang out with
From this reading “BOMB THROWN INTO THE CAR OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND AND HIS CONSORT, THE DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG.”
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading “BOMB THROWN INTO THE CAR OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND AND HIS CONSORT, THE DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG.”
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading “OVERWHELMING INDIGNATION IN VIENNA.”
having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance
From this reading “ASSASSINATION OF THE HEIR PRESUMPTIVE TO THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN THRONE.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading GRIEF OF THE AGED EMPEROR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOMB THROWN INTO THE CAR OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND AND HIS CONSORT, THE DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG.
a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria
From this reading BOMB THROWN INTO THE CAR OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND AND HIS CONSORT, THE DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG.
an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
From this reading ASSASSINATION OF THE HEIR PRESUMPTIVE TO THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN THRONE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ASSASSINATION OF THE HEIR PRESUMPTIVE TO THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN THRONE.
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading BOMB THROWN INTO THE CAR OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND AND HIS CONSORT, THE DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG.
the northern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina
From this reading This is what he read: TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN BOSNIA.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading BOMB THROWN INTO THE CAR OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND AND HIS CONSORT, THE DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG.
keep company with; hang out with
From this reading BOMB THROWN INTO THE CAR OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND AND HIS CONSORT, THE DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading BOMB THROWN INTO THE CAR OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND AND HIS CONSORT, THE DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading GRIEF OF THE AGED EMPEROR.
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading BOMB THROWN INTO THE CAR OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND AND HIS CONSORT, THE DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading GRIEF OF THE AGED EMPEROR.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This is what he read: TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN BOSNIA.
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading ASSASSINATION OF THE HEIR PRESUMPTIVE TO THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN THRONE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BOMB THROWN INTO THE CAR OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND AND HIS CONSORT, THE DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOMB THROWN INTO THE CAR OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND AND HIS CONSORT, THE DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is what he read: TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN BOSNIA.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading OVERWHELMING INDIGNATION IN VIENNA.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BOMB THROWN INTO THE CAR OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND AND HIS CONSORT, THE DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is what he read: TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN BOSNIA.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ASSASSINATION OF THE HEIR PRESUMPTIVE TO THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN THRONE.
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading OVERWHELMING INDIGNATION IN VIENNA.
having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance
From this reading ASSASSINATION OF THE HEIR PRESUMPTIVE TO THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN THRONE.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading This is what he read: TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN BOSNIA.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading This is what he read: TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN BOSNIA.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ASSASSINATION OF THE HEIR PRESUMPTIVE TO THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN THRONE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is what he read: TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN BOSNIA.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading ASSASSINATION OF THE HEIR PRESUMPTIVE TO THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN THRONE.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading BOMB THROWN INTO THE CAR OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND AND HIS CONSORT, THE DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ASSASSINATION OF THE HEIR PRESUMPTIVE TO THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN THRONE.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading This is what he read: TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN BOSNIA.
the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
From this reading OVERWHELMING INDIGNATION IN VIENNA.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This is what he read: TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN BOSNIA.
Chapter 3 of All for a Scrap of Paper by Joseph Hocking holds 254 sentences, grouped into 51 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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