Chapter 3 of His Great Adventure is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of His Great Adventure is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The reporter’s eyes grew round. “You’ve got your nerve!” he said admiringly. “You see, time’s money—big money. So I can’t stay here all night gassing with you. There is a train on the Santa Fé at ten, isn’t there?”
Chapter 3 of His Great Adventure is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with admiration
From this reading ““You’ve got your nerve!” he said admiringly.”
the process of interacting with gas
From this reading “So I can’t stay here all night gassing with you.”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “The reporter’s eyes grew round.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading ““You’ve got your nerve!” he said admiringly.”
possessive form of “reporter” — a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading “There is a train on the Santa Fé at ten, isn’t there?””
possessive form of “time” — an instance or single occasion for some event
create by training and teaching
From this reading “There is a train on the Santa Fé at ten, isn’t there?””
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.
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In this reading “So I can’t stay here all night gassing with you.”
In this reading “So I can’t stay here all night gassing with you.”
In this reading “There is a train on the Santa Fé at ten, isn’t there?””
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a train on the Santa Fé at ten, isn’t there?”
with admiration
From this reading “You’ve got your nerve!” he said admiringly.
(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 So I can’t stay here all night gassing with you.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is a train on the Santa Fé at ten, isn’t there?”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “You see, time’s money—big money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I can’t stay here all night gassing with you.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The reporter’s eyes grew round.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a train on the Santa Fé at ten, isn’t there?”
the process of interacting with gas
From this reading So I can’t stay here all night gassing with you.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You’ve got your nerve!” he said admiringly.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The reporter’s eyes grew round.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You’ve got your nerve!” he said admiringly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading So I can’t stay here all night gassing with you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I can’t stay here all night gassing with you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a train on the Santa Fé at ten, isn’t there?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a train on the Santa Fé at ten, isn’t there?”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “You see, time’s money—big money.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “You’ve got your nerve!” he said admiringly.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading So I can’t stay here all night gassing with you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is a train on the Santa Fé at ten, isn’t there?”
possessive form of “reporter” — a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading The reporter’s eyes grew round.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The reporter’s eyes grew round.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You’ve got your nerve!” he said admiringly.
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading There is a train on the Santa Fé at ten, isn’t there?”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You see, time’s money—big money.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I can’t stay here all night gassing with you.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading So I can’t stay here all night gassing with you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading There is a train on the Santa Fé at ten, isn’t there?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reporter’s eyes grew round.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a train on the Santa Fé at ten, isn’t there?”
possessive form of “time” — an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “You see, time’s money—big money.
create by training and teaching
From this reading There is a train on the Santa Fé at ten, isn’t there?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading So I can’t stay here all night gassing with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see, time’s money—big money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve got your nerve!” he said admiringly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You’ve got your nerve!” he said admiringly.
Chapter 3 of His Great Adventure by Robert Herrick holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of His Great Adventure, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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