Chapter 3 of Katharine Frensham: A Novel is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Katharine Frensham: A Novel is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN ENGLAND. KATHARINE FRENSHAM. "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton. "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice. "It seems all such a fuss about nothing.
Chapter 3 of Katharine Frensham: A Novel is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a youthful male person
From this reading “"Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “IN ENGLAND.”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “"It seems all such a fuss about nothing.”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “"No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"It seems all such a fuss about nothing.”
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading “"Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “"Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “"No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.”
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In this reading “"No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.”
In this reading “"It seems all such a fuss about nothing.”
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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 "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.
on the subject of; concerning
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From this reading "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.
(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 "It seems all such a fuss about nothing.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.
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From this reading "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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From this reading "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading IN ENGLAND.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
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From this reading KATHARINE FRENSHAM.
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading "It seems all such a fuss about nothing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN ENGLAND.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems all such a fuss about nothing.
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From this reading KATHARINE FRENSHAM.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "It seems all such a fuss about nothing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems all such a fuss about nothing.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "It seems all such a fuss about nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "No, father, I don't," the boy said in a low voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you understand, Alan, my boy?" asked Clifford Thornton.
Chapter 3 of Katharine Frensham: A Novel by Beatrice Harraden holds 53 sentences, grouped into 11 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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