Chapter 3 of Harry Muir is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Harry Muir is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.” AS YOU LIKE IT. “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.” “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more? Why make me the messenger?
Chapter 3 of Harry Muir is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading ““Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?”
15th President of the United States (1791-1868)
From this reading ““CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.””
a boy or man
From this reading ““CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.””
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading ““He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.””
a person who carries a message
From this reading “Why make me the messenger?”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading ““He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.””
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading ““He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.””
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading ““He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.””
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 ““CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
15th President of the United States (1791-1868)
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
a boy or man
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT.
engage in
From this reading Why make me the messenger?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading Why make me the messenger?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
express in words
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why make me the messenger?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He sent me hither, stranger as I am, To tell this story.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why make me the messenger?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “CUTHBERT,” said Richard Buchanan, “do, like a good fellow, go and tell his wife.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Do you not see, man, that a stranger would alarm her more?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AS YOU LIKE IT.
Chapter 3 of Harry Muir by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 179 sentences of Harry Muir, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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