Chapter 3 of Elder Conklin and Other Stories is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Elder Conklin and Other Stories is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Without another word he moved off homewards. His intervention had put an end to the difficulty. Even the lieutenant understood that there was nothing more to be done for the moment. Five minutes later the troopers recrossed the bridge. Morris and a few of the older men held a brief consultation.
Chapter 3 of Elder Conklin and Other Stories is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “Five minutes later the troopers recrossed the bridge.”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “Morris and a few of the older men held a brief consultation.”
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading “Morris and a few of the older men held a brief consultation.”
the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
From this reading “His intervention had put an end to the difficulty.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “Even the lieutenant understood that there was nothing more to be done for the moment.”
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “Morris and a few of the older men held a brief consultation.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “Morris and a few of the older men held a brief consultation.”
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading “Five minutes later the troopers recrossed the bridge.”
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 Morris and a few of the older men held a brief consultation.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His intervention had put an end to the difficulty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Morris and a few of the older men held a brief consultation.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Without another word he moved off homewards.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even the lieutenant understood that there was nothing more to be done for the moment.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading Five minutes later the troopers recrossed the bridge.
of short duration or distance
From this reading Morris and a few of the older men held a brief consultation.
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading Morris and a few of the older men held a brief consultation.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading His intervention had put an end to the difficulty.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Even the lieutenant understood that there was nothing more to be done for the moment.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading His intervention had put an end to the difficulty.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the lieutenant understood that there was nothing more to be done for the moment.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Morris and a few of the older men held a brief consultation.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five minutes later the troopers recrossed the bridge.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even the lieutenant understood that there was nothing more to be done for the moment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His intervention had put an end to the difficulty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without another word he moved off homewards.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Morris and a few of the older men held a brief consultation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His intervention had put an end to the difficulty.
toward home
From this reading Without another word he moved off homewards.
the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
From this reading His intervention had put an end to the difficulty.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Five minutes later the troopers recrossed the bridge.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Even the lieutenant understood that there was nothing more to be done for the moment.
the force of workers available
From this reading Morris and a few of the older men held a brief consultation.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Five minutes later the troopers recrossed the bridge.
a particular point in time
From this reading Even the lieutenant understood that there was nothing more to be done for the moment.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Even the lieutenant understood that there was nothing more to be done for the moment.
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading Morris and a few of the older men held a brief consultation.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Without another word he moved off homewards.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Even the lieutenant understood that there was nothing more to be done for the moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Morris and a few of the older men held a brief consultation.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Without another word he moved off homewards.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Morris and a few of the older men held a brief consultation.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading His intervention had put an end to the difficulty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Five minutes later the troopers recrossed the bridge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even the lieutenant understood that there was nothing more to be done for the moment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His intervention had put an end to the difficulty.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Even the lieutenant understood that there was nothing more to be done for the moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His intervention had put an end to the difficulty.
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading Five minutes later the troopers recrossed the bridge.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Even the lieutenant understood that there was nothing more to be done for the moment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even the lieutenant understood that there was nothing more to be done for the moment.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without another word he moved off homewards.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Without another word he moved off homewards.
Chapter 3 of Elder Conklin and Other Stories by Frank Harris holds 433 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 433 sentences of Elder Conklin and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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