Chapter 3 of Behind the Green Door is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Behind the Green Door is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Penny glanced up with genuine interest. "Oh, do you ski?" By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been. "No, I don't ski!" he answered impatiently. "Now hurry up!
Chapter 3 of Behind the Green Door is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.”
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading “Penny glanced up with genuine interest.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Penny glanced up with genuine interest.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “"Now hurry up!”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “"No, I don't ski!" he answered impatiently.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “Penny glanced up with genuine interest.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “Penny glanced up with genuine interest.”
narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
From this reading “"Oh, do you ski?"”
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 man who is very old
In this reading “By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.”
In this reading “Penny glanced up with genuine interest.”
In this reading “Penny glanced up with genuine interest.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "No, I don't ski!" he answered impatiently.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, do you ski?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I don't ski!" he answered impatiently.
at any time
From this reading By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading Penny glanced up with genuine interest.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Penny glanced up with genuine interest.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, I don't ski!" he answered impatiently.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Now hurry up!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I don't ski!" he answered impatiently.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading "No, I don't ski!" he answered impatiently.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Penny glanced up with genuine interest.
for more time
From this reading By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.
not any; not one
From this reading By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now hurry up!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, do you ski?"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Penny glanced up with genuine interest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.
narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
From this reading "Oh, do you ski?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Penny glanced up with genuine interest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By this time she no longer was afraid of the old man, if indeed she had ever been.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Penny glanced up with genuine interest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, do you ski?"
Chapter 3 of Behind the Green Door by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of Behind the Green Door, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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