Chapter 3 of In the Mountains is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of In the Mountains is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was nothing for it now but to touch them. Short of that, I didn't think that anything would wake them. But I don't like touching guests; I mean, in between whiles. I have never done it. Especially not when they weren't looking.
Chapter 3 of In the Mountains is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 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.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “Especially not when they weren't looking.”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “But I don't like touching guests; I mean, in between whiles.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “But I don't like touching guests; I mean, in between whiles.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “Short of that, I didn't think that anything would wake them.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “There was nothing for it now but to touch them.”
arousing affect
From this reading “But I don't like touching guests; I mean, in between whiles.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Short of that, I didn't think that anything would wake them.”
plural of “while” — a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
From this reading “But I don't like touching guests; I mean, in between whiles.”
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 “I have never done it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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any thing at all
From this reading Short of that, I didn't think that anything would wake them.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But I don't like touching guests; I mean, in between whiles.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was nothing for it now but to touch them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Short of that, I didn't think that anything would wake them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I don't like touching guests; I mean, in between whiles.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I have never done it.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Especially not when they weren't looking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was nothing for it now but to touch them.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading But I don't like touching guests; I mean, in between whiles.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have never done it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Short of that, I didn't think that anything would wake them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I don't like touching guests; I mean, in between whiles.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing for it now but to touch them.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But I don't like touching guests; I mean, in between whiles.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Especially not when they weren't looking.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading But I don't like touching guests; I mean, in between whiles.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have never done it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Especially not when they weren't looking.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing for it now but to touch them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was nothing for it now but to touch them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Short of that, I didn't think that anything would wake them.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Short of that, I didn't think that anything would wake them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Short of that, I didn't think that anything would wake them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was nothing for it now but to touch them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing for it now but to touch them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Especially not when they weren't looking.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Short of that, I didn't think that anything would wake them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing for it now but to touch them.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading There was nothing for it now but to touch them.
arousing affect
From this reading But I don't like touching guests; I mean, in between whiles.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Short of that, I didn't think that anything would wake them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing for it now but to touch them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Especially not when they weren't looking.
at the time that
From this reading Especially not when they weren't looking.
plural of “while” — a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
From this reading But I don't like touching guests; I mean, in between whiles.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Short of that, I didn't think that anything would wake them.
Chapter 3 of In the Mountains by Elizabeth Von Arnim holds 423 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 423 sentences of In the Mountains, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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