Chapter 3 of Christmas Penny Readings is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Christmas Penny Readings is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What, dear?" "Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry. And that was my last bargain-hunt. CHAPTER NINE. THE ICE-BREAKING.
Chapter 3 of Christmas Penny Readings is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading “"Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER NINE.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “"Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry.”
dearly loved
From this reading “"What, dear?"”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “"Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “"Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “CHAPTER NINE.”
dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif
From this reading “"Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that was my last bargain-hunt.
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From this reading And that was my last bargain-hunt.
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading "Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER NINE.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading "Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry.
dearly loved
From this reading "What, dear?"
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ICE-BREAKING.
immediately past
From this reading And that was my last bargain-hunt.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading CHAPTER NINE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry.
dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif
From this reading "Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that was my last bargain-hunt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ICE-BREAKING.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And that was my last bargain-hunt.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What, dear?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Merry Christmas to you," I said, bowing over my glass of sherry.
Chapter 3 of Christmas Penny Readings by George Manville Fenn holds 454 sentences, grouped into 91 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 454 sentences of Christmas Penny Readings, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Christmas Penny Readings by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 454 sentences, grouped into 91 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.
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