Chapter 3 of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He is going to open his eyes. He had better see but one of us at first." "Promise me, then, that you will not tell him." The first voice was a man's, the second a woman's, and both spoke in whispers. "I will see how he seems," replied the man.
Chapter 3 of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"He is going to open his eyes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first voice was a man's, the second a woman's, and both spoke in whispers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first voice was a man's, the second a woman's, and both spoke in whispers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had better see but one of us at first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had better see but one of us at first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first voice was a man's, the second a woman's, and both spoke in whispers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had better see but one of us at first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is going to open his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had better see but one of us at first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is going to open his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had better see but one of us at first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is going to open his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Promise me, then, that you will not tell him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is going to open his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will see how he seems," replied the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will see how he seems," replied the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first voice was a man's, the second a woman's, and both spoke in whispers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is going to open his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will see how he seems," replied the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first voice was a man's, the second a woman's, and both spoke in whispers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Promise me, then, that you will not tell him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Promise me, then, that you will not tell him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had better see but one of us at first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had better see but one of us at first."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "He is going to open his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Promise me, then, that you will not tell him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will see how he seems," replied the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first voice was a man's, the second a woman's, and both spoke in whispers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had better see but one of us at first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will see how he seems," replied the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first voice was a man's, the second a woman's, and both spoke in whispers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Promise me, then, that you will not tell him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Promise me, then, that you will not tell him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first voice was a man's, the second a woman's, and both spoke in whispers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Promise me, then, that you will not tell him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is going to open his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had better see but one of us at first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first voice was a man's, the second a woman's, and both spoke in whispers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first voice was a man's, the second a woman's, and both spoke in whispers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first voice was a man's, the second a woman's, and both spoke in whispers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Promise me, then, that you will not tell him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first voice was a man's, the second a woman's, and both spoke in whispers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Promise me, then, that you will not tell him."
Chapter 3 of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 by Edward Bellamy holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
Chapter 3 holds 166 sentences of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 by Edward Bellamy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 34 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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