Chapter 3 of Beatrix of Clare is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Beatrix of Clare is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They drew rein, and watched the approaching pair. "Well, if she is, she is succeeding," Aymer observed. "She is gaining on him at every jump. St. Denis! how that horse of hers can run!" "It is Wilda, the bay mare I spoke of.
Chapter 3 of Beatrix of Clare is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “They drew rein, and watched the approaching pair.”
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “"It is Wilda, the bay mare I spoke of.”
-ing form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading “"She is gaining on him at every jump.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “St. Denis! how that horse of hers can run!"”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “"She is gaining on him at every jump.”
female equine animal
From this reading “"It is Wilda, the bay mare I spoke of.”
control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading “They drew rein, and watched the approaching pair.”
coming after or following
From this reading “"Well, if she is, she is succeeding," Aymer observed.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They drew rein, and watched the approaching pair.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading They drew rein, and watched the approaching pair.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "She is gaining on him at every jump.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, if she is, she is succeeding," Aymer observed.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading "It is Wilda, the bay mare I spoke of.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading St. Denis! how that horse of hers can run!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading St. Denis! how that horse of hers can run!"
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading They drew rein, and watched the approaching pair.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "She is gaining on him at every jump.
-ing form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading "She is gaining on him at every jump.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading St. Denis! how that horse of hers can run!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She is gaining on him at every jump.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading St. Denis! how that horse of hers can run!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading St. Denis! how that horse of hers can run!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is Wilda, the bay mare I spoke of.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, if she is, she is succeeding," Aymer observed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, if she is, she is succeeding," Aymer observed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is Wilda, the bay mare I spoke of.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "She is gaining on him at every jump.
female equine animal
From this reading "It is Wilda, the bay mare I spoke of.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "Well, if she is, she is succeeding," Aymer observed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading St. Denis! how that horse of hers can run!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She is gaining on him at every jump.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading They drew rein, and watched the approaching pair.
control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading They drew rein, and watched the approaching pair.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading St. Denis! how that horse of hers can run!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, if she is, she is succeeding," Aymer observed.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "It is Wilda, the bay mare I spoke of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading St. Denis! how that horse of hers can run!"
coming after or following
From this reading "Well, if she is, she is succeeding," Aymer observed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading St. Denis! how that horse of hers can run!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They drew rein, and watched the approaching pair.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They drew rein, and watched the approaching pair.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading They drew rein, and watched the approaching pair.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, if she is, she is succeeding," Aymer observed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is Wilda, the bay mare I spoke of.
Chapter 3 of Beatrix of Clare by John Reed Scott holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 428 sentences of Beatrix of Clare, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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