Chapter 3 of Cinderella in the South is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Cinderella in the South is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Browne stood a long while and watched that landscape. I would have given something to have read his face all the while, but his back was turned to us. At last he began to pace up and down by the bookstall. Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost. Our eyes followed his.
Chapter 3 of Cinderella in the South is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading “Browne stood a long while and watched that landscape.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.”
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading “Browne stood a long while and watched that landscape.”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “At last he began to pace up and down by the bookstall.”
moving over territory to search for something
From this reading “Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.”
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading “Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading “Browne stood a long while and watched that landscape.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Browne stood a long while and watched that landscape.
anew
From this reading Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.
(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 I would have given something to have read his face all the while, but his back was turned to us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Browne stood a long while and watched that landscape.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he began to pace up and down by the bookstall.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I would have given something to have read his face all the while, but his back was turned to us.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At last he began to pace up and down by the bookstall.
a shop where books are sold
From this reading At last he began to pace up and down by the bookstall.
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading Browne stood a long while and watched that landscape.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I would have given something to have read his face all the while, but his back was turned to us.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At last he began to pace up and down by the bookstall.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At last he began to pace up and down by the bookstall.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I would have given something to have read his face all the while, but his back was turned to us.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Our eyes followed his.
a long fixed look
From this reading Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I would have given something to have read his face all the while, but his back was turned to us.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would have given something to have read his face all the while, but his back was turned to us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last he began to pace up and down by the bookstall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I would have given something to have read his face all the while, but his back was turned to us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would have given something to have read his face all the while, but his back was turned to us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading Browne stood a long while and watched that landscape.
immediately past
From this reading At last he began to pace up and down by the bookstall.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Browne stood a long while and watched that landscape.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our eyes followed his.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading At last he began to pace up and down by the bookstall.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I would have given something to have read his face all the while, but his back was turned to us.
moving over territory to search for something
From this reading Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I would have given something to have read his face all the while, but his back was turned to us.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Browne stood a long while and watched that landscape.
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Browne stood a long while and watched that landscape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I would have given something to have read his face all the while, but his back was turned to us.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would have given something to have read his face all the while, but his back was turned to us.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I would have given something to have read his face all the while, but his back was turned to us.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At last he began to pace up and down by the bookstall.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I would have given something to have read his face all the while, but his back was turned to us.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I would have given something to have read his face all the while, but his back was turned to us.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Browne stood a long while and watched that landscape.
during the time that
From this reading Browne stood a long while and watched that landscape.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he stood to gaze again, scouring, as it seemed, the far distance with eyes straining their utmost.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would have given something to have read his face all the while, but his back was turned to us.
Chapter 3 of Cinderella in the South by Arthur Shearly Cripps holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 434 sentences of Cinderella in the South, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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