Chapter 3 of Chalk face is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Chalk face is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Where?” she asked. My violence was beyond her. She did not think of the dance as anything but pleasant. And the music was to her the usual dance music. “In your home.”
Chapter 3 of Chalk face is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any thing at all
From this reading “She did not think of the dance as anything but pleasant.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “My violence was beyond her.”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “She did not think of the dance as anything but pleasant.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ““In your home.””
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “And the music was to her the usual dance music.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “She did not think of the dance as anything but pleasant.”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading “And the music was to her the usual dance music.”
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading “My violence was beyond her.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
In this reading “And the music was to her the usual dance music.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “She did not think of the dance as anything but pleasant.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the music was to her the usual dance music.
any thing at all
From this reading She did not think of the dance as anything but pleasant.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She did not think of the dance as anything but pleasant.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Where?” she asked.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading My violence was beyond her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not think of the dance as anything but pleasant.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading She did not think of the dance as anything but pleasant.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not think of the dance as anything but pleasant.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My violence was beyond her.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “In your home.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In your home.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading And the music was to her the usual dance music.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My violence was beyond her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not think of the dance as anything but pleasant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She did not think of the dance as anything but pleasant.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading She did not think of the dance as anything but pleasant.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Where?” she asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She did not think of the dance as anything but pleasant.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She did not think of the dance as anything but pleasant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the music was to her the usual dance music.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading And the music was to her the usual dance music.
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading My violence was beyond her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My violence was beyond her.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where?” she asked.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In your home.”
Chapter 3 of Chalk face by Waldo David Frank holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 401 sentences of Chalk face, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Chalk face by Waldo David Frank exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Chalk face, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
