Chapter 3 of Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TAILOR'S WORKROOM. Have you done laughing! Then I will tell you how the thing came to pass. My father had a brother, who had steadily risen in life, in proportion as my father fell. They had both begun life in a grocer's shop.
Chapter 3 of Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “They had both begun life in a grocer's shop.”
possessive form of “grocer” — a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
From this reading “They had both begun life in a grocer's shop.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “Have you done laughing!”
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading “My father had a brother, who had steadily risen in life, in proportion as my father fell.”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “My father had a brother, who had steadily risen in life, in proportion as my father fell.”
do one's shopping
From this reading “They had both begun life in a grocer's shop.”
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading “My father had a brother, who had steadily risen in life, in proportion as my father fell.”
room where work is done
From this reading “THE TAILOR'S WORKROOM.”
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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 My father had a brother, who had steadily risen in life, in proportion as my father fell.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My father had a brother, who had steadily risen in life, in proportion as my father fell.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They had both begun life in a grocer's shop.
the two together, not just one
From this reading They had both begun life in a grocer's shop.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading My father had a brother, who had steadily risen in life, in proportion as my father fell.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then I will tell you how the thing came to pass.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Have you done laughing!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father had a brother, who had steadily risen in life, in proportion as my father fell.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading My father had a brother, who had steadily risen in life, in proportion as my father fell.
possessive form of “grocer” — a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
From this reading They had both begun life in a grocer's shop.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My father had a brother, who had steadily risen in life, in proportion as my father fell.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you done laughing!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I will tell you how the thing came to pass.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I will tell you how the thing came to pass.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My father had a brother, who had steadily risen in life, in proportion as my father fell.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Have you done laughing!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading My father had a brother, who had steadily risen in life, in proportion as my father fell.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father had a brother, who had steadily risen in life, in proportion as my father fell.
go across or through
From this reading Then I will tell you how the thing came to pass.
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading My father had a brother, who had steadily risen in life, in proportion as my father fell.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading My father had a brother, who had steadily risen in life, in proportion as my father fell.
do one's shopping
From this reading They had both begun life in a grocer's shop.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading My father had a brother, who had steadily risen in life, in proportion as my father fell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TAILOR'S WORKROOM.
express in words
From this reading Then I will tell you how the thing came to pass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TAILOR'S WORKROOM.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I will tell you how the thing came to pass.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had both begun life in a grocer's shop.
a special situation
From this reading Then I will tell you how the thing came to pass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then I will tell you how the thing came to pass.
which person or people
From this reading My father had a brother, who had steadily risen in life, in proportion as my father fell.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then I will tell you how the thing came to pass.
room where work is done
From this reading THE TAILOR'S WORKROOM.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you done laughing!
Chapter 3 of Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet by Charles Kingsley holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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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