Chapter 3 of Enchantment is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Enchantment is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
From Paris I went to Nice. I met some Americans there. The gambling fever seemed to possess them all. I was dragged into the maelstrom. I became mad and unreasoning.
Chapter 3 of Enchantment is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “I met some Americans there.”
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “I was dragged into the maelstrom.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “The gambling fever seemed to possess them all.”
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
From this reading “The gambling fever seemed to possess them all.”
roused to anger
From this reading “I became mad and unreasoning.”
A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river; a state of confused turmoil.
From this reading “I was dragged into the maelstrom.”
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading “The gambling fever seemed to possess them all.”
not based on reason or evidence
From this reading “I became mad and unreasoning.”
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 “I was dragged into the maelstrom.”
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 The gambling fever seemed to possess them all.
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading I met some Americans there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I became mad and unreasoning.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading I became mad and unreasoning.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading I was dragged into the maelstrom.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading The gambling fever seemed to possess them all.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Paris I went to Nice.
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
From this reading The gambling fever seemed to possess them all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From Paris I went to Nice.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was dragged into the maelstrom.
roused to anger
From this reading I became mad and unreasoning.
A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river; a state of confused turmoil.
From this reading I was dragged into the maelstrom.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I met some Americans there.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading From Paris I went to Nice.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading From Paris I went to Nice.
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading The gambling fever seemed to possess them all.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The gambling fever seemed to possess them all.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I met some Americans there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gambling fever seemed to possess them all.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The gambling fever seemed to possess them all.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I met some Americans there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Paris I went to Nice.
not based on reason or evidence
From this reading I became mad and unreasoning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was dragged into the maelstrom.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading From Paris I went to Nice.
Chapter 3 of Enchantment by Harold MacGrath holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of Enchantment, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Enchantment by Harold MacGrath exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Enchantment, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
