Chapter III
Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHE. Do you like family portraits? I hate 'em! HE. What!
King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays
Chapter III · Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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SHE.
Do
you
like
family
portraits?
I
hate
'em!
HE.
What!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays
Chapter III · Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
SHE.
/ʃiː/
Line 2
Do
you
like
family
portraits?
/duː juː laɪk ˈfæməli ˈpɔːrtrəts/
Line 3
I
hate
'em!
/aɪ heɪt em/
Line 4
HE.
/hiː/
Line 5
What!
/wʌt/
Learner Dictionary
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.
family
noun
US /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading “Do you like family portraits?”
hate
noun
US /heɪt/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “I hate 'em!”
like
verb
US /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Do you like family portraits?”
portraits
noun
US /ˈpɔːrtrəts/
plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “Do you like family portraits?”
All words in this reading · 11
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.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you like family portraits?
emnounUS /em/
a quad with a square body
From this reading I hate 'em!
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading Do you like family portraits?
hatenounUS /heɪt/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading I hate 'em!
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hate 'em!
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Do you like family portraits?
portraitsnounUS /ˈpɔːrtrəts/
plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading Do you like family portraits?
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you like family portraits?
Chapter 3 of King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays by Floyd Dell holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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Vocabulary met early in King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays
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- Annabelle
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