Chapter 3 of Esther is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Esther is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Nonsense!" said Catherine boldly. "I know more art than you, if that is your notion. Do you suppose girls are so savage in Denver as not to know when they are pretty? Why, the birds are self-conscious! So are horses!
Chapter 3 of Esther is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “Why, the birds are self-conscious!”
with boldness, in a bold manner
From this reading “"Nonsense!" said Catherine boldly.”
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading “"Nonsense!" said Catherine boldly.”
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading “Do you suppose girls are so savage in Denver as not to know when they are pretty?”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “"Nonsense!" said Catherine boldly.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “"I know more art than you, if that is your notion.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “Do you suppose girls are so savage in Denver as not to know when they are pretty?”
aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts
From this reading “Why, the birds are self-conscious!”
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Do you suppose girls are so savage in Denver as not to know when they are pretty?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "I know more art than you, if that is your notion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Do you suppose girls are so savage in Denver as not to know when they are pretty?
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Why, the birds are self-conscious!
with boldness, in a bold manner
From this reading "Nonsense!" said Catherine boldly.
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading "Nonsense!" said Catherine boldly.
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading Do you suppose girls are so savage in Denver as not to know when they are pretty?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you suppose girls are so savage in Denver as not to know when they are pretty?
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Do you suppose girls are so savage in Denver as not to know when they are pretty?
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading So are horses!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know more art than you, if that is your notion.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I know more art than you, if that is your notion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do you suppose girls are so savage in Denver as not to know when they are pretty?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I know more art than you, if that is your notion.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know more art than you, if that is your notion.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I know more art than you, if that is your notion.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Nonsense!" said Catherine boldly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do you suppose girls are so savage in Denver as not to know when they are pretty?
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading "I know more art than you, if that is your notion.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Do you suppose girls are so savage in Denver as not to know when they are pretty?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Nonsense!" said Catherine boldly.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Do you suppose girls are so savage in Denver as not to know when they are pretty?
aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts
From this reading Why, the birds are self-conscious!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Do you suppose girls are so savage in Denver as not to know when they are pretty?
express a supposition
From this reading Do you suppose girls are so savage in Denver as not to know when they are pretty?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I know more art than you, if that is your notion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I know more art than you, if that is your notion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, the birds are self-conscious!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do you suppose girls are so savage in Denver as not to know when they are pretty?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you suppose girls are so savage in Denver as not to know when they are pretty?
at the time that
From this reading Do you suppose girls are so savage in Denver as not to know when they are pretty?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, the birds are self-conscious!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I know more art than you, if that is your notion.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I know more art than you, if that is your notion.
Chapter 3 of Esther by Henry Adams holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 427 sentences of Esther, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Esther by Henry Adams exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 86 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 280 minutes of reading across 673 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Esther, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
