Chapter 3 of It Pays to Smile is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of It Pays to Smile is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We are coming into Deux Arbres now," he said. "There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château! I am a thousand times grateful for the lift!" The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out. "We could easily take you right to the ranch house--castle, that is!"
Chapter 3 of It Pays to Smile is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading “"There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!”
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading “The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.”
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “"There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “I am a thousand times grateful for the lift!"”
plural of “protest” — a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “"We could easily take you right to the ranch house--castle, that is!"”
past form of “slow” — lose velocity; move more slowly
From this reading “The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “"There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!”
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by three orders of magnitude
In this reading “I am a thousand times grateful for the lift!"”
In this reading “The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.”
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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 am a thousand times grateful for the lift!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a thousand times grateful for the lift!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are coming into Deux Arbres now," he said.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are coming into Deux Arbres now," he said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading "We could easily take you right to the ranch house--castle, that is!"
A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading "There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "We are coming into Deux Arbres now," he said.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "We could easily take you right to the ranch house--castle, that is!"
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are coming into Deux Arbres now," he said.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading "We could easily take you right to the ranch house--castle, that is!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am a thousand times grateful for the lift!"
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading I am a thousand times grateful for the lift!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We are coming into Deux Arbres now," he said.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "We could easily take you right to the ranch house--castle, that is!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am a thousand times grateful for the lift!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading "There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "We are coming into Deux Arbres now," he said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading I am a thousand times grateful for the lift!"
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "We are coming into Deux Arbres now," he said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.
plural of “protest” — a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading "We could easily take you right to the ranch house--castle, that is!"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "We could easily take you right to the ranch house--castle, that is!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We are coming into Deux Arbres now," he said.
past form of “slow” — lose velocity; move more slowly
From this reading The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.
carry out
From this reading "There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading I am a thousand times grateful for the lift!"
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I am a thousand times grateful for the lift!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading "There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The car slowed down at Alicia's command, and the duke, despite our protests, insisted upon getting out.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are coming into Deux Arbres now," he said.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "There is the inn, and that trap looks as if it would take one to the château!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We could easily take you right to the ranch house--castle, that is!"
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