Chapter 3 of Cinderella Story is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Cinderella Story is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes," Orison said. "May I smoke?" Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform. "Smoke, glow, burst into flame. It's all the same to me," Orison said.
Chapter 3 of Cinderella Story is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 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.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “"Smoke, glow, burst into flame.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “"Smoke, glow, burst into flame.”
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading “"Smoke, glow, burst into flame.”
located inward
From this reading “Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.”
strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution
From this reading “Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “"May I smoke?"”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.”
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.
In this reading “Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.”
In this reading “"Smoke, glow, burst into flame.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
(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 It's all the same to me," Orison said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading "Smoke, glow, burst into flame.
a cigar with both ends cut flat
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading "Smoke, glow, burst into flame.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading "Smoke, glow, burst into flame.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "May I smoke?"
located inward
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Smoke, glow, burst into flame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's all the same to me," Orison said.
strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May I smoke?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's all the same to me," Orison said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
reverent petition to a deity
From this reading "Yes," Orison said.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," Orison said.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It's all the same to me," Orison said.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading "May I smoke?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's all the same to me," Orison said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's all the same to me," Orison said.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading Kraft Gerding asked, bringing a cheroot from an inner pocket of his fieldmarshal's uniform.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," Orison said.
Chapter 3 of Cinderella Story by Allen Kim Lang holds 435 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 435 sentences of Cinderella Story, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Cinderella Story by Allen Kim Lang exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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