Chapter 3 of All the Sad Young Men is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of All the Sad Young Men is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon. "Never lost a ball! Willing! Intelligent! Quiet!
Chapter 3 of All the Sad Young Men is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “"Never lost a ball!”
a can for storing tea
From this reading “"The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.”
take in liquids
From this reading “"The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.”
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading “Intelligent!”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “"The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.”
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading “"The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “Willing!”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Never lost a ball!”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading "Never lost a ball!
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.
a can for storing tea
From this reading "The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.
take in liquids
From this reading "The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.
at any time
From this reading "The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading Intelligent!
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading "The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "Never lost a ball!
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading "The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never lost a ball!
above and across; more than
From this reading "The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Quiet!
cut with a saw
From this reading "The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The best ---- caddy I ever saw," shouted Mr. Mortimer Jones over a drink that afternoon.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading Willing!
Chapter 3 of All the Sad Young Men by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 397 sentences of All the Sad Young Men, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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