Chapter 3 of Chatterbox, 1906 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Chatterbox, 1906 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Estelle could scarcely believe her eyes at the sight of Thomas. Her cry made Marjorie and Georgie look round. Thomas there! How was it she had not seen him before? How was it he had not heard their calls to him?
Chapter 3 of Chatterbox, 1906 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Estelle could scarcely believe her eyes at the sight of Thomas.”
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “How was it he had not heard their calls to him?”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Her cry made Marjorie and Georgie look round.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Her cry made Marjorie and Georgie look round.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “Estelle could scarcely believe her eyes at the sight of Thomas.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “How was it she had not seen him before?”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “Estelle could scarcely believe her eyes at the sight of Thomas.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “Estelle could scarcely believe her eyes at the sight of Thomas.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her cry made Marjorie and Georgie look round.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Estelle could scarcely believe her eyes at the sight of Thomas.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading How was it she had not seen him before?
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Estelle could scarcely believe her eyes at the sight of Thomas.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading How was it he had not heard their calls to him?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Estelle could scarcely believe her eyes at the sight of Thomas.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Her cry made Marjorie and Georgie look round.
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From this reading Estelle could scarcely believe her eyes at the sight of Thomas.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Estelle could scarcely believe her eyes at the sight of Thomas.
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From this reading Her cry made Marjorie and Georgie look round.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How was it she had not seen him before?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How was it he had not heard their calls to him?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading How was it he had not heard their calls to him?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Estelle could scarcely believe her eyes at the sight of Thomas.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How was it she had not seen him before?
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From this reading How was it she had not seen him before?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How was it she had not seen him before?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Her cry made Marjorie and Georgie look round.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Her cry made Marjorie and Georgie look round.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her cry made Marjorie and Georgie look round.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How was it she had not seen him before?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Estelle could scarcely believe her eyes at the sight of Thomas.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Her cry made Marjorie and Georgie look round.
only a very short time before
From this reading Estelle could scarcely believe her eyes at the sight of Thomas.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading How was it she had not seen him before?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How was it she had not seen him before?
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Estelle could scarcely believe her eyes at the sight of Thomas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Estelle could scarcely believe her eyes at the sight of Thomas.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How was it he had not heard their calls to him?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Thomas there!
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Estelle could scarcely believe her eyes at the sight of Thomas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How was it he had not heard their calls to him?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How was it she had not seen him before?
Chapter 3 of Chatterbox, 1906 by Various holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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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