Chapter 3 of Martin Valliant is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Martin Valliant is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He could hear her plucking at the hedge with her fingers. “I do not please you,” she said sullenly. “God forgive you,” he answered her. “You are to me but a brown bird or a child. Shall I offend against God, and you, and my own soul because other men are base?
Chapter 3 of Martin Valliant is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “Shall I offend against God, and you, and my own soul because other men are base?”
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading ““You are to me but a brown bird or a child.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading ““You are to me but a brown bird or a child.”
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading “He could hear her plucking at the hedge with her fingers.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading ““God forgive you,” he answered her.”
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading “He could hear her plucking at the hedge with her fingers.”
cause to feel resentment or indignation
From this reading “Shall I offend against God, and you, and my own soul because other men are base?”
-ing form of “pluck” — pull or pull out sharply
From this reading “He could hear her plucking at the hedge with her fingers.”
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 ““You are to me but a brown bird or a child.”
In this reading “Shall I offend against God, and you, and my own soul because other men are base?”
In this reading “Shall I offend against God, and you, and my own soul because other men are base?”
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 “You are to me but a brown bird or a child.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Shall I offend against God, and you, and my own soul because other men are base?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shall I offend against God, and you, and my own soul because other men are base?
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “God forgive you,” he answered her.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are to me but a brown bird or a child.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He could hear her plucking at the hedge with her fingers.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Shall I offend against God, and you, and my own soul because other men are base?
for the reason that
From this reading Shall I offend against God, and you, and my own soul because other men are base?
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “You are to me but a brown bird or a child.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “You are to me but a brown bird or a child.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You are to me but a brown bird or a child.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “You are to me but a brown bird or a child.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could hear her plucking at the hedge with her fingers.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do not please you,” she said sullenly.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He could hear her plucking at the hedge with her fingers.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “God forgive you,” he answered her.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “God forgive you,” he answered her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could hear her plucking at the hedge with her fingers.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading He could hear her plucking at the hedge with her fingers.
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading He could hear her plucking at the hedge with her fingers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He could hear her plucking at the hedge with her fingers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do not please you,” she said sullenly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You are to me but a brown bird or a child.
the force of workers available
From this reading Shall I offend against God, and you, and my own soul because other men are base?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Shall I offend against God, and you, and my own soul because other men are base?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I do not please you,” she said sullenly.
cause to feel resentment or indignation
From this reading Shall I offend against God, and you, and my own soul because other men are base?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “You are to me but a brown bird or a child.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Shall I offend against God, and you, and my own soul because other men are base?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Shall I offend against God, and you, and my own soul because other men are base?
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “I do not please you,” she said sullenly.
-ing form of “pluck” — pull or pull out sharply
From this reading He could hear her plucking at the hedge with her fingers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I do not please you,” she said sullenly.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I offend against God, and you, and my own soul because other men are base?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I do not please you,” she said sullenly.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Shall I offend against God, and you, and my own soul because other men are base?
in a sullen manner
From this reading “I do not please you,” she said sullenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He could hear her plucking at the hedge with her fingers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You are to me but a brown bird or a child.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He could hear her plucking at the hedge with her fingers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I do not please you,” she said sullenly.
Chapter 3 of Martin Valliant by Warwick Deeping holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of Martin Valliant, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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