Chapter 3 of Lucy Raymond is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Lucy Raymond is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Only hymns, aunt. We often sing them on Sundays at home." "Well, if you have anything of a voice, you will soon do better than that. Any one can sing hymns." Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.
Chapter 3 of Lucy Raymond is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “"Only hymns, aunt.”
plural of “hymn” — a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading “"Only hymns, aunt.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.”
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
From this reading “Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.”
deliver by singing
From this reading “We often sing them on Sundays at home."”
plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “We often sing them on Sundays at home."”
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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 "Well, if you have anything of a voice, you will soon do better than that.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any one can sing hymns."
any thing at all
From this reading "Well, if you have anything of a voice, you will soon do better than that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We often sing them on Sundays at home."
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Only hymns, aunt.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Well, if you have anything of a voice, you will soon do better than that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Any one can sing hymns."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, if you have anything of a voice, you will soon do better than that.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, if you have anything of a voice, you will soon do better than that.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We often sing them on Sundays at home."
plural of “hymn” — a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading "Only hymns, aunt.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, if you have anything of a voice, you will soon do better than that.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.
not any; not one
From this reading Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, if you have anything of a voice, you will soon do better than that.
many times at short intervals
From this reading We often sing them on Sundays at home."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We often sing them on Sundays at home."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Any one can sing hymns."
and nothing more
From this reading "Only hymns, aunt.
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
From this reading Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.
deliver by singing
From this reading We often sing them on Sundays at home."
in the near future
From this reading "Well, if you have anything of a voice, you will soon do better than that.
plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading We often sing them on Sundays at home."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Well, if you have anything of a voice, you will soon do better than that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, if you have anything of a voice, you will soon do better than that.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We often sing them on Sundays at home."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.
precisely as stated
From this reading Lucy made no reply, but she privately thought that very few could sing them like her Aunt Mary.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Well, if you have anything of a voice, you will soon do better than that.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We often sing them on Sundays at home."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, if you have anything of a voice, you will soon do better than that.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, if you have anything of a voice, you will soon do better than that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, if you have anything of a voice, you will soon do better than that.
Chapter 3 of Lucy Raymond by Agnes Maule Machar holds 493 sentences, grouped into 99 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 493 sentences of Lucy Raymond, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
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