Chapter 3 of Angela's Business is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Angela's Business is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He did!--exactly! Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street. We never saw him again." Charles, laughing, looked down at her. She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.
Chapter 3 of Angela's Business is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned
From this reading “Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.”
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading “Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.”
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading “She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.”
pen made from a bird's feather
From this reading “She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.”
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.”
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.
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street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town
In this reading “Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.”
In this reading “Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.”
In this reading “Charles, laughing, looked down at her.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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 Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
anew
From this reading We never saw him again."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Charles, laughing, looked down at her.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.
made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned
From this reading Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles, laughing, looked down at her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "He did!--exactly!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "He did!--exactly!
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He did!--exactly!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles, laughing, looked down at her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We never saw him again."
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Charles, laughing, looked down at her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Charles, laughing, looked down at her.
most important element
From this reading Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We never saw him again."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
pen made from a bird's feather
From this reading She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
cut with a saw
From this reading We never saw him again."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Hopped on a funny little calico pony he had, the minute he said that, and trotted off down Main Street.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We never saw him again."
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading She wore a plain blue suit and a simple hat with a yellow quill, obviously inexpensive both, and not new.
Chapter 3 of Angela's Business by Henry Sydnor Harrison holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 393 sentences of Angela's Business, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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