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Beasts and Super-Beasts

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Beasts and Super-Beasts is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 3 of Beasts and Super-Beasts by Saki holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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.

What does chapter 3 of Beasts and Super-Beasts contain?

Chapter 3 holds 174 sentences of Beasts and Super-Beasts, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of Beasts and Super-Beasts by Saki exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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.

How do I study chapter 3 of Beasts and Super-Beasts?

Work through the 35 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 35 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 3 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Beasts and Super-Beasts

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Is this the complete text of Beasts and Super-Beasts?

Yes. All 3179 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #269 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Beasts and Super-Beasts is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #269, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Beasts and Super-Beasts take to read?

About 264 minutes of reading across 636 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Beasts and Super-Beasts

Words and structures a reader meets early in Beasts and Super-Beasts, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.
If he had belonged to a more emotional race he would probably have kissed Mrs. Mullet.
How wonderfully lucky to have pulled it off at last!
Now you can buy a decent animal.
I’ve always said that Toby was clever.
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Beasts and Super-Beasts

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Beasts and Super-Beasts is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.
Line 2
If he had belonged to a more emotional race he would probably have kissed Mrs. Mullet.
Line 3
How wonderfully lucky to have pulled it off at last!
Line 4
Now you can buy a decent animal.
Line 5
I’ve always said that Toby was clever.
All words in this reading · 52

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

always

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I’ve always said that Toby was clever.

animal

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From this reading Now you can buy a decent animal.

assimilating

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From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

astonishing

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From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

at

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “How wonderfully lucky to have pulled it off at last!

belonged

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If he had belonged to a more emotional race he would probably have kissed Mrs. Mullet.

broke

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

buy

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From this reading Now you can buy a decent animal.

can

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From this reading Now you can buy a decent animal.

clever

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From this reading I’ve always said that Toby was clever.

Clovis

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From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

congratulation

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

decent

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Now you can buy a decent animal.

emotional

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If he had belonged to a more emotional race he would probably have kissed Mrs. Mullet.

had

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If he had belonged to a more emotional race he would probably have kissed Mrs. Mullet.

have

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If he had belonged to a more emotional race he would probably have kissed Mrs. Mullet.

he

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

How

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “How wonderfully lucky to have pulled it off at last!

I've

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From this reading I’ve always said that Toby was clever.

If

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If he had belonged to a more emotional race he would probably have kissed Mrs. Mullet.

in

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

into

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

it

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “How wonderfully lucky to have pulled it off at last!

kissed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If he had belonged to a more emotional race he would probably have kissed Mrs. Mullet.

last

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “How wonderfully lucky to have pulled it off at last!

lucky

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “How wonderfully lucky to have pulled it off at last!

moment

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

more

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If he had belonged to a more emotional race he would probably have kissed Mrs. Mullet.

Mrs

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If he had belonged to a more emotional race he would probably have kissed Mrs. Mullet.

Mullet

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From this reading If he had belonged to a more emotional race he would probably have kissed Mrs. Mullet.

news

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

Now

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Now you can buy a decent animal.

off

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “How wonderfully lucky to have pulled it off at last!

or

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

out

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

probably

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If he had belonged to a more emotional race he would probably have kissed Mrs. Mullet.

pulled

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “How wonderfully lucky to have pulled it off at last!

race

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If he had belonged to a more emotional race he would probably have kissed Mrs. Mullet.

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I’ve always said that Toby was clever.

spent

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

that

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I’ve always said that Toby was clever.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

then

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If he had belonged to a more emotional race he would probably have kissed Mrs. Mullet.

Toby

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I’ve always said that Toby was clever.

two

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

unstinted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Clovis spent a moment or two in assimilating the astonishing news; then he broke out into unstinted congratulation.

was

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I’ve always said that Toby was clever.

wonderfully

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “How wonderfully lucky to have pulled it off at last!

would

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If he had belonged to a more emotional race he would probably have kissed Mrs. Mullet.

you

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Now you can buy a decent animal.