Chapter 3 of Eunice is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Eunice is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, I don't feel as if I was anybody in particular. No, dear, I'm not cross. I am going to be as entertaining as possible, and do you credit. And, besides, there's the dinner-bell. It is too late now to think of changing anything."
Chapter 3 of Eunice is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “"Well, I don't feel as if I was anybody in particular.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “And, besides, there's the dinner-bell.”
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading “It is too late now to think of changing anything."”
approval
From this reading “I am going to be as entertaining as possible, and do you credit.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “No, dear, I'm not cross.”
agreeably diverting
From this reading “I am going to be as entertaining as possible, and do you credit.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “It is too late now to think of changing anything."”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “"Well, I don't feel as if I was anybody in particular.”
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 “It is too late now to think of changing anything."”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “It is too late now to think of changing anything."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to be as entertaining as possible, and do you credit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am going to be as entertaining as possible, and do you credit.
any person at all
From this reading "Well, I don't feel as if I was anybody in particular.
any thing at all
From this reading It is too late now to think of changing anything."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, I don't feel as if I was anybody in particular.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am going to be as entertaining as possible, and do you credit.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading And, besides, there's the dinner-bell.
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading It is too late now to think of changing anything."
approval
From this reading I am going to be as entertaining as possible, and do you credit.
travel across or pass over
From this reading No, dear, I'm not cross.
dearly loved
From this reading No, dear, I'm not cross.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, besides, there's the dinner-bell.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I am going to be as entertaining as possible, and do you credit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I don't feel as if I was anybody in particular.
agreeably diverting
From this reading I am going to be as entertaining as possible, and do you credit.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Well, I don't feel as if I was anybody in particular.
the act of departing
From this reading I am going to be as entertaining as possible, and do you credit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I don't feel as if I was anybody in particular.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, dear, I'm not cross.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, I don't feel as if I was anybody in particular.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, I don't feel as if I was anybody in particular.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is too late now to think of changing anything."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is too late now to think of changing anything."
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It is too late now to think of changing anything."
not any; not one
From this reading No, dear, I'm not cross.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, dear, I'm not cross.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It is too late now to think of changing anything."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is too late now to think of changing anything."
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading "Well, I don't feel as if I was anybody in particular.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading I am going to be as entertaining as possible, and do you credit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, besides, there's the dinner-bell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, besides, there's the dinner-bell.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It is too late now to think of changing anything."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am going to be as entertaining as possible, and do you credit.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It is too late now to think of changing anything."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, I don't feel as if I was anybody in particular.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I don't feel as if I was anybody in particular.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am going to be as entertaining as possible, and do you credit.
Chapter 3 of Eunice by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of Eunice, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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