Chapter 3 of Little Eve Edgarton is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Little Eve Edgarton is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What?" demanded her father. Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing. "Oh, Father!" she jeered. "Can't you take a joke?" "I don't know as you ever offered me one before," growled her father a bit ungraciously.
Chapter 3 of Little Eve Edgarton is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing.”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"What?" demanded her father.”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"I don't know as you ever offered me one before," growled her father a bit ungraciously.”
past form of “jeer” — laugh at with contempt and derision
From this reading “"Oh, Father!" she jeered.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “"Can't you take a joke?"”
in a way that was not expected
From this reading “Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing.”
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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 "Can't you take a joke?"
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I don't know as you ever offered me one before," growled her father a bit ungraciously.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I don't know as you ever offered me one before," growled her father a bit ungraciously.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "I don't know as you ever offered me one before," growled her father a bit ungraciously.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't you take a joke?"
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "What?" demanded her father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know as you ever offered me one before," growled her father a bit ungraciously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing.
at any time
From this reading "I don't know as you ever offered me one before," growled her father a bit ungraciously.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "What?" demanded her father.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "I don't know as you ever offered me one before," growled her father a bit ungraciously.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What?" demanded her father.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know as you ever offered me one before," growled her father a bit ungraciously.
past form of “jeer” — laugh at with contempt and derision
From this reading "Oh, Father!" she jeered.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading "Can't you take a joke?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know as you ever offered me one before," growled her father a bit ungraciously.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't know as you ever offered me one before," growled her father a bit ungraciously.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "I don't know as you ever offered me one before," growled her father a bit ungraciously.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Father!" she jeered.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I don't know as you ever offered me one before," growled her father a bit ungraciously.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, Father!" she jeered.
carry out
From this reading "Can't you take a joke?"
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing.
in disarray; extremely disorderly
From this reading Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing.
in a way that was not expected
From this reading Altogether unexpectedly little Eve Edgarton threw back her tousled head and burst out laughing.
without grace; rigidly
From this reading "I don't know as you ever offered me one before," growled her father a bit ungraciously.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?" demanded her father.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can't you take a joke?"
Chapter 3 of Little Eve Edgarton by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott holds 363 sentences, grouped into 73 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 363 sentences of Little Eve Edgarton, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Little Eve Edgarton by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 363 sentences, grouped into 73 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.
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