Chapter 3 of Johnny Ludlow, Third Series is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Johnny Ludlow, Third Series is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place." "Yes. That was at first. But afterwards--oh, afterwards it got cruelly hard." "Why did you not change it for another?"
Chapter 3 of Johnny Ludlow, Third Series is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “But afterwards--oh, afterwards it got cruelly hard."”
confidently declared to be so
From this reading “"In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “"Why did you not change it for another?"”
excessively
From this reading “But afterwards--oh, afterwards it got cruelly hard."”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “"In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “"In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."”
produce a literary work
From this reading “"In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “"In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."”
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading But afterwards--oh, afterwards it got cruelly hard."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Why did you not change it for another?"
confidently declared to be so
From this reading "In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That was at first.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But afterwards--oh, afterwards it got cruelly hard."
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "Why did you not change it for another?"
excessively
From this reading But afterwards--oh, afterwards it got cruelly hard."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading That was at first.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Why did you not change it for another?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But afterwards--oh, afterwards it got cruelly hard."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading But afterwards--oh, afterwards it got cruelly hard."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But afterwards--oh, afterwards it got cruelly hard."
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading "In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why did you not change it for another?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading But afterwards--oh, afterwards it got cruelly hard."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."
and nothing more
From this reading "In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was at first.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why did you not change it for another?"
produce a literary work
From this reading "In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In that letter that you wrote to us; the only one you did write; you asserted that you liked the place."
Chapter 3 of Johnny Ludlow, Third Series by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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