Chapter 3 of Around the Tea-Table is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Around the Tea-Table is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CARLO AND THE FREEZER. We had a jolly time at our tea-table this evening. We had not seen our old friend for ten years. When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne." He came from Belleville, where was the first home we ever set up for ourselves.
Chapter 3 of Around the Tea-Table is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Scottish word
From this reading “When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “We had a jolly time at our tea-table this evening.”
electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time
From this reading “CARLO AND THE FREEZER.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “We had a jolly time at our tea-table this evening.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “He came from Belleville, where was the first home we ever set up for ourselves.”
to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading “When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “We had not seen our old friend for ten years.”
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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 We had a jolly time at our tea-table this evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CARLO AND THE FREEZER.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had a jolly time at our tea-table this evening.
a Scottish word
From this reading When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came from Belleville, where was the first home we ever set up for ourselves.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came from Belleville, where was the first home we ever set up for ourselves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CARLO AND THE FREEZER.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading We had a jolly time at our tea-table this evening.
at any time
From this reading He came from Belleville, where was the first home we ever set up for ourselves.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He came from Belleville, where was the first home we ever set up for ourselves.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had not seen our old friend for ten years.
electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time
From this reading CARLO AND THE FREEZER.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We had not seen our old friend for ten years.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He came from Belleville, where was the first home we ever set up for ourselves.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a jolly time at our tea-table this evening.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came from Belleville, where was the first home we ever set up for ourselves.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He came from Belleville, where was the first home we ever set up for ourselves.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading We had a jolly time at our tea-table this evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had not seen our old friend for ten years.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We had not seen our old friend for ten years.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had a jolly time at our tea-table this evening.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading He came from Belleville, where was the first home we ever set up for ourselves.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We had not seen our old friend for ten years.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He came from Belleville, where was the first home we ever set up for ourselves.
to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had a jolly time at our tea-table this evening.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading We had not seen our old friend for ten years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CARLO AND THE FREEZER.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We had a jolly time at our tea-table this evening.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We had a jolly time at our tea-table this evening.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He came from Belleville, where was the first home we ever set up for ourselves.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He came from Belleville, where was the first home we ever set up for ourselves.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had a jolly time at our tea-table this evening.
at the time that
From this reading When I heard his voice in the hall, it seemed like a snatch of "Auld Lang Syne."
in or at the place that
From this reading He came from Belleville, where was the first home we ever set up for ourselves.
a late time of life
From this reading We had not seen our old friend for ten years.
Chapter 3 of Around the Tea-Table by T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt) Talmage holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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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