Chapter 3 of August First is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of August First is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side? There was a meeting today. It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially. Maybe she's human after all. I mean Mrs. Jameson.
Chapter 3 of August First is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially.”
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “Maybe she's human after all.”
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading “Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe she's human after all.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “There was a meeting today.”
the present time or age
From this reading “There was a meeting today.”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?”
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 There was a meeting today.
later than; following
From this reading Maybe she's human after all.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Maybe she's human after all.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Maybe she's human after all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I mean Mrs. Jameson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean Mrs. Jameson.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
by chance
From this reading Maybe she's human after all.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I mean Mrs. Jameson.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading There was a meeting today.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I mean Mrs. Jameson.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
in a parochial manner
From this reading It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe she's human after all.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a meeting today.
a special situation
From this reading It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
the present time or age
From this reading There was a meeting today.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a meeting today.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
but in spite of that
From this reading It's the best thing that's happened yet, that is, parochially.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you interested to know that I'm to have my building on the West Side?
Chapter 3 of August First by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 431 sentences of August First, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of August First by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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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