Chapter 3 of Friendship Village is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Friendship Village is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sh--h!" whispered his great Amanda, masterfully. "It's the shades down. I'm nervous as a witch. My land! if the front door ain't open a foot!" Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
Chapter 3 of Friendship Village is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading “Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.”
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading “Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.”
in a skillfully masterful manner; with the skill of a master
From this reading “"Sh--h!" whispered his great Amanda, masterfully.”
(plural) something that reminds you of someone or something
From this reading “"It's the shades down.”
a request to be present
From this reading “Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.”
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “I'm nervous as a witch.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I'm nervous as a witch.
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From this reading My land! if the front door ain't open a foot!"
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From this reading "Sh--h!" whispered his great Amanda, masterfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
react verbally
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm nervous as a witch.
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
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From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading My land! if the front door ain't open a foot!"
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "It's the shades down.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading My land! if the front door ain't open a foot!"
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading My land! if the front door ain't open a foot!"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Sh--h!" whispered his great Amanda, masterfully.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading "Sh--h!" whispered his great Amanda, masterfully.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Sh--h!" whispered his great Amanda, masterfully.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm nervous as a witch.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My land! if the front door ain't open a foot!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the shades down.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading My land! if the front door ain't open a foot!"
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
in a skillfully masterful manner; with the skill of a master
From this reading "Sh--h!" whispered his great Amanda, masterfully.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My land! if the front door ain't open a foot!"
easily agitated
From this reading I'm nervous as a witch.
not any; not one
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading My land! if the front door ain't open a foot!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sh--h!" whispered his great Amanda, masterfully.
(plural) something that reminds you of someone or something
From this reading "It's the shades down.
a request to be present
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's the shades down.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Sh--h!" whispered his great Amanda, masterfully.
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading I'm nervous as a witch.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Though there are no locked doors in Friendship, I had feared that Calliope's cottage door would now be barred, and that Delia More would answer no formal summons.
Chapter 3 of Friendship Village by Zona Gale holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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 446 sentences of Friendship Village, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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