Chapter 3 of In the Whirl of the Rising is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of In the Whirl of the Rising is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"By Jove! What d'you think, Lamont? Supposing I gave this chap something? Would that make it all right? Eh?"
Chapter 3 of In the Whirl of the Rising is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a boy or man
From this reading “Supposing I gave this chap something?”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Supposing I gave this chap something?”
engage in
From this reading “Would that make it all right?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Would that make it all right?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Supposing I gave this chap something?”
-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition
From this reading “Supposing I gave this chap something?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “What d'you think, Lamont?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would that make it all right?”
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(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 Would that make it all right?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By Jove!
a boy or man
From this reading Supposing I gave this chap something?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What d'you think, Lamont?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eh?"
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Supposing I gave this chap something?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Supposing I gave this chap something?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Would that make it all right?
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading "By Jove!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What d'you think, Lamont?
engage in
From this reading Would that make it all right?
precisely, exactly
From this reading Would that make it all right?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Supposing I gave this chap something?
-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition
From this reading Supposing I gave this chap something?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Would that make it all right?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What d'you think, Lamont?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Supposing I gave this chap something?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What d'you think, Lamont?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would that make it all right?
Chapter 3 of In the Whirl of the Rising by Bertram Mitford 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 In the Whirl of the Rising, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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