Chapter 3 of Crusoe in New York, and Other Tales is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Crusoe in New York, and Other Tales is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOUGHT. As pretty a girl as there was in Ohio. And how much that says! Brunette, or of that tendency, yet with blue eyes. And how much that says!
Chapter 3 of Crusoe in New York, and Other Tales is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “Brunette, or of that tendency, yet with blue eyes.”
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “BOUGHT.”
a person with dark (brown) hair
From this reading “Brunette, or of that tendency, yet with blue eyes.”
a young female
From this reading “As pretty a girl as there was in Ohio.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “As pretty a girl as there was in Ohio.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “As pretty a girl as there was in Ohio.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “And how much that says!”
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading “Brunette, or of that tendency, yet with blue eyes.”
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 “Brunette, or of that tendency, yet with blue eyes.”
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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 As pretty a girl as there was in Ohio.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And how much that says!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As pretty a girl as there was in Ohio.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Brunette, or of that tendency, yet with blue eyes.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading BOUGHT.
a person with dark (brown) hair
From this reading Brunette, or of that tendency, yet with blue eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Brunette, or of that tendency, yet with blue eyes.
a young female
From this reading As pretty a girl as there was in Ohio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And how much that says!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As pretty a girl as there was in Ohio.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And how much that says!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Brunette, or of that tendency, yet with blue eyes.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading As pretty a girl as there was in Ohio.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Brunette, or of that tendency, yet with blue eyes.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading As pretty a girl as there was in Ohio.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading And how much that says!
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading Brunette, or of that tendency, yet with blue eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And how much that says!
in or at that place or location
From this reading As pretty a girl as there was in Ohio.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As pretty a girl as there was in Ohio.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Brunette, or of that tendency, yet with blue eyes.
but in spite of that
From this reading Brunette, or of that tendency, yet with blue eyes.
Chapter 3 of Crusoe in New York, and Other Tales by Edward Everett Hale holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 136 sentences of Crusoe in New York, and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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