Chapter 3 of Love in chief is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Love in chief is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I’ve been off the silent list this fortnight past,” Lucian pleaded. “But you are already overtired. You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.” “I take cod-liver oil three times a day,” Lucian assured her, with equal gravity. “How?
Chapter 3 of Love in chief is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading ““I take cod-liver oil three times a day,” Lucian assured her, with equal gravity.”
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading “You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.””
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading ““I take cod-liver oil three times a day,” Lucian assured her, with equal gravity.”
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading ““I’ve been off the silent list this fortnight past,” Lucian pleaded.”
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading ““I take cod-liver oil three times a day,” Lucian assured her, with equal gravity.”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading ““I’ve been off the silent list this fortnight past,” Lucian pleaded.”
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading “You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.””
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading ““I’ve been off the silent list this fortnight past,” Lucian pleaded.”
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by a factor of three
In this reading ““I take cod-liver oil three times a day,” Lucian assured her, with equal gravity.”
assume a reclining position
In this reading “You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.””
In this reading “You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.””
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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 You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.”
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “But you are already overtired.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But you are already overtired.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading “I take cod-liver oil three times a day,” Lucian assured her, with equal gravity.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I’ve been off the silent list this fortnight past,” Lucian pleaded.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you are already overtired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “I take cod-liver oil three times a day,” Lucian assured her, with equal gravity.
without deviation
From this reading You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.”
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.”
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading “I take cod-liver oil three times a day,” Lucian assured her, with equal gravity.
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading “I’ve been off the silent list this fortnight past,” Lucian pleaded.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.”
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading “I take cod-liver oil three times a day,” Lucian assured her, with equal gravity.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I take cod-liver oil three times a day,” Lucian assured her, with equal gravity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I take cod-liver oil three times a day,” Lucian assured her, with equal gravity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve been off the silent list this fortnight past,” Lucian pleaded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “I’ve been off the silent list this fortnight past,” Lucian pleaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve been off the silent list this fortnight past,” Lucian pleaded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I’ve been off the silent list this fortnight past,” Lucian pleaded.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you are already overtired.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “I’ve been off the silent list this fortnight past,” Lucian pleaded.
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “I’ve been off the silent list this fortnight past,” Lucian pleaded.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “I’ve been off the silent list this fortnight past,” Lucian pleaded.
carry out
From this reading You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’ve been off the silent list this fortnight past,” Lucian pleaded.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I’ve been off the silent list this fortnight past,” Lucian pleaded.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “I take cod-liver oil three times a day,” Lucian assured her, with equal gravity.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “I take cod-liver oil three times a day,” Lucian assured her, with equal gravity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You ought to lie down directly you get in, and take a dose of cod-liver oil.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I take cod-liver oil three times a day,” Lucian assured her, with equal gravity.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you are already overtired.
Chapter 3 of Love in chief by R. K. (Rose Kirkpatrick) Weekes holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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