Chapter 3 of Marcus is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Marcus is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PAGES. “THERE’S the stage, mother! It’s coming round the Bend,—don’t you hear it? Hark! how near it sounds! I shall see it in a minute.
Chapter 3 of Marcus is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 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.
form a curve
From this reading “It’s coming round the Bend,—don’t you hear it?”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “It’s coming round the Bend,—don’t you hear it?”
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading “Hark! how near it sounds!”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “I shall see it in a minute.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “Hark! how near it sounds!”
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “THE PAGES.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Hark! how near it sounds!”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading ““THERE’S the stage, mother!”
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 “It’s coming round the Bend,—don’t you hear it?”
In this reading “I shall see it in a minute.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I shall see it in a minute.
form a curve
From this reading It’s coming round the Bend,—don’t you hear it?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It’s coming round the Bend,—don’t you hear it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s coming round the Bend,—don’t you hear it?
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading Hark! how near it sounds!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading It’s coming round the Bend,—don’t you hear it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hark! how near it sounds!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall see it in a minute.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shall see it in a minute.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It’s coming round the Bend,—don’t you hear it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s coming round the Bend,—don’t you hear it?
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I shall see it in a minute.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “THERE’S the stage, mother!
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Hark! how near it sounds!
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading THE PAGES.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading It’s coming round the Bend,—don’t you hear it?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I shall see it in a minute.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall see it in a minute.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Hark! how near it sounds!
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “THERE’S the stage, mother!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAGES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THERE’S the stage, mother!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It’s coming round the Bend,—don’t you hear it?
Chapter 3 of Marcus by Walter Aimwell holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 116 sentences of Marcus, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Marcus by Walter Aimwell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 24 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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