Chapter 3 of Dream Days is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Dream Days is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There I made an error in tactics. That enkindling word set her dancing round me, half beseeching, half imperious. “Oh, do tell it me!” she cried. “You must! I'll never tell anyone else at all, I vow and declare I won't!”
Chapter 3 of Dream Days is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any person at all
From this reading “I'll never tell anyone else at all, I vow and declare I won't!””
begging
From this reading “That enkindling word set her dancing round me, half beseeching, half imperious.”
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading “That enkindling word set her dancing round me, half beseeching, half imperious.”
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “I'll never tell anyone else at all, I vow and declare I won't!””
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “There I made an error in tactics.”
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading “That enkindling word set her dancing round me, half beseeching, half imperious.”
the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
From this reading “There I made an error in tactics.”
make a vow; promise
From this reading “I'll never tell anyone else at all, I vow and declare I won't!””
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.
(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'll never tell anyone else at all, I vow and declare I won't!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There I made an error in tactics.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll never tell anyone else at all, I vow and declare I won't!”
any person at all
From this reading I'll never tell anyone else at all, I vow and declare I won't!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I'll never tell anyone else at all, I vow and declare I won't!”
begging
From this reading That enkindling word set her dancing round me, half beseeching, half imperious.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, do tell it me!” she cried.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading That enkindling word set her dancing round me, half beseeching, half imperious.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading I'll never tell anyone else at all, I vow and declare I won't!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Oh, do tell it me!” she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll never tell anyone else at all, I vow and declare I won't!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That enkindling word set her dancing round me, half beseeching, half imperious.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading There I made an error in tactics.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading That enkindling word set her dancing round me, half beseeching, half imperious.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That enkindling word set her dancing round me, half beseeching, half imperious.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There I made an error in tactics.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll never tell anyone else at all, I vow and declare I won't!”
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading That enkindling word set her dancing round me, half beseeching, half imperious.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There I made an error in tactics.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, do tell it me!” she cried.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There I made an error in tactics.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That enkindling word set her dancing round me, half beseeching, half imperious.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I'll never tell anyone else at all, I vow and declare I won't!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, do tell it me!” she cried.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading That enkindling word set her dancing round me, half beseeching, half imperious.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading That enkindling word set her dancing round me, half beseeching, half imperious.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, do tell it me!” she cried.
the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
From this reading There I made an error in tactics.
express in words
From this reading “Oh, do tell it me!” she cried.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That enkindling word set her dancing round me, half beseeching, half imperious.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There I made an error in tactics.
make a vow; promise
From this reading I'll never tell anyone else at all, I vow and declare I won't!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll never tell anyone else at all, I vow and declare I won't!”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading That enkindling word set her dancing round me, half beseeching, half imperious.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must!
Chapter 3 of Dream Days by Kenneth Grahame holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 157 sentences of Dream Days, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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