Chapter III
Chapter 3 of At Close Range is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes." Sam ruminated: "When?" "When Kitty gets to bed." "How'll I know?" "I'll come for you."
At Close Range
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of At Close Range is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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"Yes."
Sam
ruminated:
"When?"
"When
Kitty
gets
to
bed."
"How'll
I
know?"
"I'll
come
for
you."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
At Close Range
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of At Close Range is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"Yes."
/jes/
Line 2
Sam
ruminated:
"When?"
/sæm ˈruːmɪneɪtɪd wen/
Line 3
"When
Kitty
gets
to
bed."
/wen ˈkɪti ɡets tuː bed/
Line 4
"How'll
I
know?"
Line 5
"I'll
come
for
you."
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “"When Kitty gets to bed."”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “"I'll come for you."”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “"When Kitty gets to bed."”
Kitty
noun
US /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “"When Kitty gets to bed."”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “"How'll I know?"”
ruminated
verb
US /ˈruːmɪneɪtɪd/
past form of “ruminate” — chew the cuds
From this reading “Sam ruminated: "When?"”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Sam ruminated: "When?"”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes."”
Word partnerships in these lines
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
All words in this reading · 15
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.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "When Kitty gets to bed."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I'll come for you."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'll come for you."
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading "When Kitty gets to bed."
How'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How'll I know?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How'll I know?"
I'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll come for you."
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading "When Kitty gets to bed."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "How'll I know?"
ruminatedverbUS /ˈruːmɪneɪtɪd/
past form of “ruminate” — chew the cuds
From this reading Sam ruminated: "When?"
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Sam ruminated: "When?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When Kitty gets to bed."
at the time that
From this reading Sam ruminated: "When?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll come for you."
Chapter 3 of At Close Range by Francis Hopkinson Smith holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
What does chapter 3 of At Close Range contain?
Chapter 3 holds 441 sentences of At Close Range, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of At Close Range by Francis Hopkinson Smith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 441 sentences, grouped into 89 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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How long does At Close Range take to read?
About 213 minutes of reading across 514 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in At Close Range
Words and structures a reader meets early in At Close Range, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Close
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of At Close Range; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Range
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of At Close Range; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Colonel
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- Carter's
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