Chapter 3 of Big Game: A Story for Girls is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Big Game: A Story for Girls is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ronald's face hardened with youthful disapproval. "Why should you pity him? It's his own fault." "That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment. You must not be hard on the pater, Ron.
Chapter 3 of Big Game: A Story for Girls is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “"That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.”
a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
From this reading “Ronald's face hardened with youthful disapproval.”
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading “Ronald's face hardened with youthful disapproval.”
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading “"That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.”
an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading “You must not be hard on the pater, Ron.”
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading “"That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.”
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading “You must not be hard on the pater, Ron.”
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading “Ronald's face hardened with youthful disapproval.”
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.
(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 "That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must not be hard on the pater, Ron.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading "That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.
a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
From this reading Ronald's face hardened with youthful disapproval.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Ronald's face hardened with youthful disapproval.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading It's his own fault."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading You must not be hard on the pater, Ron.
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading Ronald's face hardened with youthful disapproval.
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading "That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why should you pity him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It's his own fault."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's his own fault."
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must not be hard on the pater, Ron.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You must not be hard on the pater, Ron.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You must not be hard on the pater, Ron.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It's his own fault."
an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading You must not be hard on the pater, Ron.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading "Why should you pity him?
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading "That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading You must not be hard on the pater, Ron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ronald's face hardened with youthful disapproval.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why should you pity him?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.
(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 "That makes it all the harder, for he has remorse to trouble him, as well as disappointment.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why should you pity him?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ronald's face hardened with youthful disapproval.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why should you pity him?
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading Ronald's face hardened with youthful disapproval.
Chapter 3 of Big Game: A Story for Girls by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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