Chapter 3 of Judge Elbridge is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Judge Elbridge is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Did you tell it?" "Did I tell it! Well, after a fashion; after they had badgered me. Then I made a mess of it. How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?
Chapter 3 of Judge Elbridge is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “badger” — annoy persistently
From this reading “Well, after a fashion; after they had badgered me.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Well, after a fashion; after they had badgered me.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?”
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading “Then I made a mess of it.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?”
hard to endure
From this reading “How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?”
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.
to some extent; not very well
In this reading “Well, after a fashion; after they had badgered me.”
In this reading “How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?”
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 Well, after a fashion; after they had badgered me.
later than; following
From this reading Well, after a fashion; after they had badgered me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?
past form of “badger” — annoy persistently
From this reading Well, after a fashion; after they had badgered me.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you tell it?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Well, after a fashion; after they had badgered me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Well, after a fashion; after they had badgered me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Did I tell it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Did you tell it?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then I made a mess of it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, after a fashion; after they had badgered me.
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading Then I made a mess of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then I made a mess of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?
express in words
From this reading "Did you tell it?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I made a mess of it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, after a fashion; after they had badgered me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?
hard to endure
From this reading How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, after a fashion; after they had badgered me.
at the time that
From this reading How do you expect me to tell a story when—look here, ain’t you trying to put it on me?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you tell it?"
Chapter 3 of Judge Elbridge by Opie Percival Read holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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 447 sentences of Judge Elbridge, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Judge Elbridge by Opie Percival Read exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 447 sentences, grouped into 90 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 90 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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