Chapter 3 of Dorothy Page is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Dorothy Page is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STERLING STATES HIS CASE. At eight o'clock they gathered in the library. "Now, Sterling," said Mr. Page, "we are all attention. Open up your Presbyterian treasures, for you have our curiosity aroused." Sterling was anxious to bring to Dorothy's attention the facts about his denomination.
Chapter 3 of Dorothy Page is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to action
From this reading “Open up your Presbyterian treasures, for you have our curiosity aroused."”
a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
From this reading “Sterling was anxious to bring to Dorothy's attention the facts about his denomination.”
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “Sterling was anxious to bring to Dorothy's attention the facts about his denomination.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “At eight o'clock they gathered in the library.”
a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
From this reading “Open up your Presbyterian treasures, for you have our curiosity aroused."”
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “STERLING STATES HIS CASE.”
highest in quality
From this reading “STERLING STATES HIS CASE.”
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “Open up your Presbyterian treasures, for you have our curiosity aroused."”
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 “At eight o'clock they gathered in the library.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sterling was anxious to bring to Dorothy's attention the facts about his denomination.
(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 "Now, Sterling," said Mr. Page, "we are all attention.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Sterling was anxious to bring to Dorothy's attention the facts about his denomination.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now, Sterling," said Mr. Page, "we are all attention.
aroused to action
From this reading Open up your Presbyterian treasures, for you have our curiosity aroused."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At eight o'clock they gathered in the library.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading "Now, Sterling," said Mr. Page, "we are all attention.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Sterling was anxious to bring to Dorothy's attention the facts about his denomination.
an occurrence of something
From this reading STERLING STATES HIS CASE.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading Open up your Presbyterian treasures, for you have our curiosity aroused."
a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
From this reading Sterling was anxious to bring to Dorothy's attention the facts about his denomination.
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From this reading Sterling was anxious to bring to Dorothy's attention the facts about his denomination.
being one more than seven
From this reading At eight o'clock they gathered in the library.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Sterling was anxious to bring to Dorothy's attention the facts about his denomination.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Open up your Presbyterian treasures, for you have our curiosity aroused."
brought together in one place
From this reading At eight o'clock they gathered in the library.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Open up your Presbyterian treasures, for you have our curiosity aroused."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading STERLING STATES HIS CASE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At eight o'clock they gathered in the library.
a room where books are kept
From this reading At eight o'clock they gathered in the library.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Now, Sterling," said Mr. Page, "we are all attention.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, Sterling," said Mr. Page, "we are all attention.
according to the clock
From this reading At eight o'clock they gathered in the library.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Open up your Presbyterian treasures, for you have our curiosity aroused."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Open up your Presbyterian treasures, for you have our curiosity aroused."
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading "Now, Sterling," said Mr. Page, "we are all attention.
a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
From this reading Open up your Presbyterian treasures, for you have our curiosity aroused."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now, Sterling," said Mr. Page, "we are all attention.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading STERLING STATES HIS CASE.
highest in quality
From this reading STERLING STATES HIS CASE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At eight o'clock they gathered in the library.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At eight o'clock they gathered in the library.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sterling was anxious to bring to Dorothy's attention the facts about his denomination.
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading Open up your Presbyterian treasures, for you have our curiosity aroused."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Open up your Presbyterian treasures, for you have our curiosity aroused."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sterling was anxious to bring to Dorothy's attention the facts about his denomination.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now, Sterling," said Mr. Page, "we are all attention.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Open up your Presbyterian treasures, for you have our curiosity aroused."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Open up your Presbyterian treasures, for you have our curiosity aroused."
Chapter 3 of Dorothy Page by Eldridge B. (Eldridge Burwell) Hatcher holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 143 sentences of Dorothy Page, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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