Chapter 3 of Looking Forward is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Looking Forward is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Under The Eagle's Wing. The Mighty Oregon and the Little Yankee Schooner met on the high seas. "Let us keep together for mutual protection." Mexico the first republic to join our union. The Central and South American Republics all stampede for the shelter of the great American Eagle.
Chapter 3 of Looking Forward is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
possessive form of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “Under The Eagle's Wing.”
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading “Mexico the first republic to join our union.”
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading “"Let us keep together for mutual protection."”
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
From this reading “The Mighty Oregon and the Little Yankee Schooner met on the high seas.”
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading “Mexico the first republic to join our union.”
plural of “republic” — a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading “The Central and South American Republics all stampede for the shelter of the great American Eagle.”
cause to run in panic
From this reading “The Central and South American Republics all stampede for the shelter of the great American Eagle.”
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading “The Mighty Oregon and the Little Yankee Schooner met on the high seas.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Let us keep together for mutual protection."”
the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation
In this reading “The Mighty Oregon and the Little Yankee Schooner met on the high seas.”
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.
(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 The Central and South American Republics all stampede for the shelter of the great American Eagle.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The Central and South American Republics all stampede for the shelter of the great American Eagle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Mighty Oregon and the Little Yankee Schooner met on the high seas.
serving as an essential component
From this reading The Central and South American Republics all stampede for the shelter of the great American Eagle.
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading The Central and South American Republics all stampede for the shelter of the great American Eagle.
possessive form of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading Under The Eagle's Wing.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Mexico the first republic to join our union.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Let us keep together for mutual protection."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Central and South American Republics all stampede for the shelter of the great American Eagle.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The Mighty Oregon and the Little Yankee Schooner met on the high seas.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Mexico the first republic to join our union.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Let us keep together for mutual protection."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us keep together for mutual protection."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Mighty Oregon and the Little Yankee Schooner met on the high seas.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The Mighty Oregon and the Little Yankee Schooner met on the high seas.
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading Mexico the first republic to join our union.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading The Mighty Oregon and the Little Yankee Schooner met on the high seas.
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading "Let us keep together for mutual protection."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Central and South American Republics all stampede for the shelter of the great American Eagle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Mighty Oregon and the Little Yankee Schooner met on the high seas.
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
From this reading The Mighty Oregon and the Little Yankee Schooner met on the high seas.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Mexico the first republic to join our union.
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading "Let us keep together for mutual protection."
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading Mexico the first republic to join our union.
plural of “republic” — a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading The Central and South American Republics all stampede for the shelter of the great American Eagle.
a large beer glass
From this reading The Mighty Oregon and the Little Yankee Schooner met on the high seas.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The Mighty Oregon and the Little Yankee Schooner met on the high seas.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading The Central and South American Republics all stampede for the shelter of the great American Eagle.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The Central and South American Republics all stampede for the shelter of the great American Eagle.
cause to run in panic
From this reading The Central and South American Republics all stampede for the shelter of the great American Eagle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Under The Eagle's Wing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mexico the first republic to join our union.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Let us keep together for mutual protection."
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under The Eagle's Wing.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading Mexico the first republic to join our union.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us keep together for mutual protection."
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading Under The Eagle's Wing.
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading The Mighty Oregon and the Little Yankee Schooner met on the high seas.
Chapter 3 of Looking Forward by Arthur Bird holds 59 sentences, grouped into 12 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 59 sentences of Looking Forward, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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