Chapter 3 of An Arrow in a Sunbeam, and Other Tales is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of An Arrow in a Sunbeam, and Other Tales is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, that's _Georgie_!" said my friend, with his grim smile. "Bless ye! he's like a duck; ye can't drown him. He won't be in until ten o'clock, like's not. He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now. Lobsters he's after."
Chapter 3 of An Arrow in a Sunbeam, and Other Tales is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
give a benediction to
From this reading “"Bless ye! he's like a duck; ye can't drown him.”
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading “He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.”
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “"Bless ye! he's like a duck; ye can't drown him.”
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading “"Bless ye! he's like a duck; ye can't drown him.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “"Why, that's _Georgie_!" said my friend, with his grim smile.”
plural of “ledge” — a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading “He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.”
plural of “lobster” — flesh of a lobster
From this reading “Lobsters he's after."”
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.”
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 “He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.”
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 "Bless ye! he's like a duck; ye can't drown him.
later than; following
From this reading Lobsters he's after."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He won't be in until ten o'clock, like's not.
give a benediction to
From this reading "Bless ye! he's like a duck; ye can't drown him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bless ye! he's like a duck; ye can't drown him.
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading "Bless ye! he's like a duck; ye can't drown him.
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading "Bless ye! he's like a duck; ye can't drown him.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Why, that's _Georgie_!" said my friend, with his grim smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, that's _Georgie_!" said my friend, with his grim smile.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading "Why, that's _Georgie_!" said my friend, with his grim smile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He won't be in until ten o'clock, like's not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bless ye! he's like a duck; ye can't drown him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Bless ye! he's like a duck; ye can't drown him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why, that's _Georgie_!" said my friend, with his grim smile.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He won't be in until ten o'clock, like's not.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.
plural of “ledge” — a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Bless ye! he's like a duck; ye can't drown him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He won't be in until ten o'clock, like's not.
plural of “lobster” — flesh of a lobster
From this reading Lobsters he's after."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, that's _Georgie_!" said my friend, with his grim smile.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He won't be in until ten o'clock, like's not.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.
according to the clock
From this reading He won't be in until ten o'clock, like's not.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why, that's _Georgie_!" said my friend, with his grim smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Why, that's _Georgie_!" said my friend, with his grim smile.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading He won't be in until ten o'clock, like's not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, that's _Georgie_!" said my friend, with his grim smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.
up to a particular time
From this reading He won't be in until ten o'clock, like's not.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.
at the time that
From this reading He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.
in or at the place that
From this reading He'll go way out to the far ledges when the tide covers them too deep where he is now.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, that's _Georgie_!" said my friend, with his grim smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Why, that's _Georgie_!" said my friend, with his grim smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He won't be in until ten o'clock, like's not.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Bless ye! he's like a duck; ye can't drown him.
Chapter 3 of An Arrow in a Sunbeam, and Other Tales by Sarah Orne Jewett holds 481 sentences, grouped into 97 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 481 sentences of An Arrow in a Sunbeam, and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
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