Chapter 3 of Love Stories is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Love Stories is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day. Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record. "A little slow, Nellie," he said. "A little slow." Jane Brown took a long breath.
Chapter 3 of Love Stories is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “Jane Brown took a long breath.”
past form of “bubble” — form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading “Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.”
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading “Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.”
joyful enthusiasm
From this reading “Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.”
possessive form of “johnny” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.”
a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period
From this reading “The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.”
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “"A little slow, Nellie," he said.”
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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 "A little slow, Nellie," he said.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Jane Brown took a long breath.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Jane Brown took a long breath.
past form of “bubble” — form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.
joyful enthusiasm
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
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From this reading Jane Brown took a long breath.
possessive form of “johnny” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "A little slow, Nellie," he said.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Jane Brown took a long breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little slow, Nellie," he said.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
above and across; more than
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period
From this reading The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A little slow, Nellie," he said.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading "A little slow, Nellie," he said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
not in physical motion
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Jane Brown took a long breath.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.
Chapter 3 of Love Stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of Love Stories, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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