Chapter 3 of Daddy-Long-Legs is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Daddy-Long-Legs is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And you can deduct the twenty-five cents out of my allowance. Goodbye till January--and a merry Christmas! Towards the end of the Christmas vacation. Exact date unknown Dear Daddy-Long-Legs, Is it snowing where you are? All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
Chapter 3 of Daddy-Long-Legs is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 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.
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading “And you can deduct the twenty-five cents out of my allowance.”
make a subtraction
From this reading “And you can deduct the twenty-five cents out of my allowance.”
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading “All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.”
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading “All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “Goodbye till January--and a merry Christmas!”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “Goodbye till January--and a merry Christmas!”
-ing form of “snow” — fall as snow
From this reading “Exact date unknown Dear Daddy-Long-Legs, Is it snowing where you are?”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “Towards the end of the Christmas vacation.”
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 “And you can deduct the twenty-five cents out of my allowance.”
In this reading “Exact date unknown Dear Daddy-Long-Legs, Is it snowing where you are?”
In this reading “Towards the end of the Christmas vacation.”
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 Goodbye till January--and a merry Christmas!
(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 All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading And you can deduct the twenty-five cents out of my allowance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you can deduct the twenty-five cents out of my allowance.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Exact date unknown Dear Daddy-Long-Legs, Is it snowing where you are?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And you can deduct the twenty-five cents out of my allowance.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading And you can deduct the twenty-five cents out of my allowance.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Goodbye till January--and a merry Christmas!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Exact date unknown Dear Daddy-Long-Legs, Is it snowing where you are?
the specified day of the month
From this reading Exact date unknown Dear Daddy-Long-Legs, Is it snowing where you are?
dearly loved
From this reading Exact date unknown Dear Daddy-Long-Legs, Is it snowing where you are?
make a subtraction
From this reading And you can deduct the twenty-five cents out of my allowance.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Towards the end of the Christmas vacation.
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Exact date unknown Dear Daddy-Long-Legs, Is it snowing where you are?
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
a farewell remark
From this reading Goodbye till January--and a merry Christmas!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Exact date unknown Dear Daddy-Long-Legs, Is it snowing where you are?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Exact date unknown Dear Daddy-Long-Legs, Is it snowing where you are?
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Goodbye till January--and a merry Christmas!
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Goodbye till January--and a merry Christmas!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And you can deduct the twenty-five cents out of my allowance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And you can deduct the twenty-five cents out of my allowance.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And you can deduct the twenty-five cents out of my allowance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
-ing form of “snow” — fall as snow
From this reading Exact date unknown Dear Daddy-Long-Legs, Is it snowing where you are?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And you can deduct the twenty-five cents out of my allowance.
up to a particular time
From this reading Goodbye till January--and a merry Christmas!
in the direction of
From this reading Towards the end of the Christmas vacation.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
being five more than twenty
From this reading And you can deduct the twenty-five cents out of my allowance.
not known
From this reading Exact date unknown Dear Daddy-Long-Legs, Is it snowing where you are?
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Towards the end of the Christmas vacation.
in or at the place that
From this reading Exact date unknown Dear Daddy-Long-Legs, Is it snowing where you are?
a Caucasian
From this reading All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading All the world that I see from my tower is draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you can deduct the twenty-five cents out of my allowance.
Chapter 3 of Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 192 sentences of Daddy-Long-Legs, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 39 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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