Chapter 3 of Keeban is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Keeban is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Steve!” “Old fellow, hello! Where are you?” That was a foolish question, I knew before I got it out. He disregarded it entirely.
Chapter 3 of Keeban is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
not noticed inadvertently
From this reading “He disregarded it entirely.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “He disregarded it entirely.”
a boy or man
From this reading ““Old fellow, hello!”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “That was a foolish question, I knew before I got it out.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “That was a foolish question, I knew before I got it out.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Old fellow, hello!”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “That was a foolish question, I knew before I got it out.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “That was a foolish question, I knew before I got it out.”
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In this reading ““Old fellow, hello!”
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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 That was a foolish question, I knew before I got it out.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are you?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That was a foolish question, I knew before I got it out.
not noticed inadvertently
From this reading He disregarded it entirely.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading He disregarded it entirely.
a boy or man
From this reading “Old fellow, hello!
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading That was a foolish question, I knew before I got it out.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading That was a foolish question, I knew before I got it out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He disregarded it entirely.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Old fellow, hello!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That was a foolish question, I knew before I got it out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was a foolish question, I knew before I got it out.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading That was a foolish question, I knew before I got it out.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Old fellow, hello!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That was a foolish question, I knew before I got it out.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading That was a foolish question, I knew before I got it out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Steve!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a foolish question, I knew before I got it out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a foolish question, I knew before I got it out.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are you?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where are you?”
Chapter 3 of Keeban by Edwin Balmer holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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 440 sentences of Keeban, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Keeban by Edwin Balmer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 88 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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About 324 minutes of reading across 779 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Keeban, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
