Chapter 3 of An American Girl in London is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of An American Girl in London is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'That,' said my little cicerone, in a subdued tone, 'is our manageress. She planned the whole thing. Wonderful head!' 'Is that so? 'I remarked.
Chapter 3 of An American Girl in London is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a guide who conducts and informs sightseers
From this reading “'That,' said my little cicerone, in a subdued tone, 'is our manageress.”
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading “She planned the whole thing.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “'I remarked.”
in a softened tone
From this reading “'That,' said my little cicerone, in a subdued tone, 'is our manageress.”
a special situation
From this reading “She planned the whole thing.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “'That,' said my little cicerone, in a subdued tone, 'is our manageress.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “She planned the whole thing.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “Wonderful head!'”
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 “'That,' said my little cicerone, in a subdued tone, 'is our manageress.”
In this reading “She planned the whole thing.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 'That,' said my little cicerone, in a subdued tone, 'is our manageress.
a guide who conducts and informs sightseers
From this reading 'That,' said my little cicerone, in a subdued tone, 'is our manageress.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Wonderful head!'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I remarked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'That,' said my little cicerone, in a subdued tone, 'is our manageress.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'That,' said my little cicerone, in a subdued tone, 'is our manageress.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'That,' said my little cicerone, in a subdued tone, 'is our manageress.
a woman manager
From this reading 'That,' said my little cicerone, in a subdued tone, 'is our manageress.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'That,' said my little cicerone, in a subdued tone, 'is our manageress.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'That,' said my little cicerone, in a subdued tone, 'is our manageress.
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading She planned the whole thing.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading 'I remarked.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'That,' said my little cicerone, in a subdued tone, 'is our manageress.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She planned the whole thing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Is that so?
in a softened tone
From this reading 'That,' said my little cicerone, in a subdued tone, 'is our manageress.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'That,' said my little cicerone, in a subdued tone, 'is our manageress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She planned the whole thing.
a special situation
From this reading She planned the whole thing.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading 'That,' said my little cicerone, in a subdued tone, 'is our manageress.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading She planned the whole thing.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Wonderful head!'
Chapter 3 of An American Girl in London by Sara Jeannette Duncan holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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