Chapter 3 of Beginners Luck is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Beginners Luck is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, that wouldn’t be bad. Is there any hot water? Oh, wait a minute.” The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight. He and Wally want us to go up the canyon for a picnic.
Chapter 3 of Beginners Luck is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading “He and Wally want us to go up the canyon for a picnic.”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “Is there any hot water?”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Oh, wait a minute.””
the light of the Moon
From this reading “The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.”
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading “He and Wally want us to go up the canyon for a picnic.”
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading “The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.”
a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
From this reading “He and Wally want us to go up the canyon for a picnic.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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a dangerous or distressing predicament
In this reading “Is there any hot water?”
move upward
In this reading “He and Wally want us to go up the canyon for a picnic.”
cause to be returned
In this reading “The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.”
In this reading “Is there any hot water?”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh, wait a minute.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
react verbally
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Is there any hot water?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Yes, that wouldn’t be bad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Yes, that wouldn’t be bad.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading He and Wally want us to go up the canyon for a picnic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He and Wally want us to go up the canyon for a picnic.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He and Wally want us to go up the canyon for a picnic.
the act of departing
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Is there any hot water?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is there any hot water?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Oh, wait a minute.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, wait a minute.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading He and Wally want us to go up the canyon for a picnic.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, that wouldn’t be bad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is there any hot water?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
male cat
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He and Wally want us to go up the canyon for a picnic.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He and Wally want us to go up the canyon for a picnic.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Oh, wait a minute.”
a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
From this reading He and Wally want us to go up the canyon for a picnic.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading He and Wally want us to go up the canyon for a picnic.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The phone was ringing: she ran to answer it and called back, “Flo, it’s Tom and he says it’s going to be moonlight.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Is there any hot water?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, that wouldn’t be bad.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, that wouldn’t be bad.
Chapter 3 of Beginners Luck by Emily Hahn holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of Beginners Luck, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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