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Appreciations of Richard Harding Davis

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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At a manager's suggestion Dick made a play of the book.

It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version.

Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

Only his unspoiled simplicity and utter absence of envy could do that.

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Chapter III

Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Appreciations of Richard Harding Davis is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

At a manager's suggestion Dick made a play of the book. It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator." I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version. Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself. Only his unspoiled simplicity and utter absence of envy could do that.

Appreciations of Richard Harding Davis

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Appreciations of Richard Harding Davis is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

At a manager's suggestion Dick made a play of the book.

Line 2

It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

Line 3

I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version.

Line 4

Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

Line 5

Only his unspoiled simplicity and utter absence of envy could do that.

Learner Dictionary

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.”

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a

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From this reading At a manager's suggestion Dick made a play of the book.

absence

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From this reading Only his unspoiled simplicity and utter absence of envy could do that.

account

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

admirable

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From this reading It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

already

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

an

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From this reading I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version.

and

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From this reading It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

another

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From this reading I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version.

as

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From this reading I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version.

At

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From this reading At a manager's suggestion Dick made a play of the book.

attempt

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From this reading It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

book

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From this reading At a manager's suggestion Dick made a play of the book.

but

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

by

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From this reading I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version.

called

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From this reading I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version.

carpenter

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From this reading I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version.

could

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

craftsman

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From this reading I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version.

developed

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From this reading It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

Dick

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From this reading At a manager's suggestion Dick made a play of the book.

Dictator

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do

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From this reading Only his unspoiled simplicity and utter absence of envy could do that.

done

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

dramatic

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From this reading I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version.

eliminated

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

envy

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From this reading Only his unspoiled simplicity and utter absence of envy could do that.

first

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From this reading It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

for

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From this reading It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

friends

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

had

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

he

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From this reading It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

heartiness

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

himself

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

his

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From this reading It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

I

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From this reading I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version.

in

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From this reading It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

It

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From this reading It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

lacked

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From this reading It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

later

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From this reading It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

liked

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

made

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From this reading At a manager's suggestion Dick made a play of the book.

make

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From this reading I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version.

manager

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From this reading I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version.

manager's

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From this reading At a manager's suggestion Dick made a play of the book.

material

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

me

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

not

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

of

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From this reading At a manager's suggestion Dick made a play of the book.

older

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From this reading I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version.

Only

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From this reading Only his unspoiled simplicity and utter absence of envy could do that.

over

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

play

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From this reading At a manager's suggestion Dick made a play of the book.

plays

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

simplicity

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From this reading Only his unspoiled simplicity and utter absence of envy could do that.

skill

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From this reading It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

somewhat

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From this reading It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

suggestion

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From this reading At a manager's suggestion Dick made a play of the book.

that

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From this reading It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

the

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From this reading At a manager's suggestion Dick made a play of the book.

theatre

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From this reading It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

to

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From this reading I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version.

turned

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

unspoiled

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From this reading Only his unspoiled simplicity and utter absence of envy could do that.

utter

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From this reading Only his unspoiled simplicity and utter absence of envy could do that.

version

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From this reading I was called in by the manager as an older carpenter and craftsman to make another dramatic version.

was

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From this reading It was his first attempt for the theatre and lacked somewhat the skill that he developed later in his admirable "Dictator."

were

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

which

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

with

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From this reading Dick and I were already friends and he already liked plays that I had done, but that alone could not account for the heartiness with which he turned over to me his material and eliminated himself.

Chapter 3 of Appreciations of Richard Harding Davis by Various holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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