Chapter 3 of Master of the Vineyard is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Master of the Vineyard is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A strange, new tenderness possessed him. "Rosemary," he whispered, slipping his arm around her. "What is it--dear?" "Nothing," she sobbed, trying to release herself. "I'm--I'm tired--and foolish--that's all.
Chapter 3 of Master of the Vineyard is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “"I'm--I'm tired--and foolish--that's all.”
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading “A strange, new tenderness possessed him.”
release, as from one's grip
From this reading “"Nothing," she sobbed, trying to release herself.”
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
From this reading “"Rosemary," he whispered, slipping his arm around her.”
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading “"Rosemary," he whispered, slipping his arm around her.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “"Nothing," she sobbed, trying to release herself.”
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading “A strange, new tenderness possessed him.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “"I'm--I'm tired--and foolish--that's all.”
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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 strange, new tenderness possessed him.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I'm--I'm tired--and foolish--that's all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm--I'm tired--and foolish--that's all.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "Rosemary," he whispered, slipping his arm around her.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Rosemary," he whispered, slipping his arm around her.
dearly loved
From this reading "What is it--dear?"
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading "I'm--I'm tired--and foolish--that's all.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Rosemary," he whispered, slipping his arm around her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Rosemary," he whispered, slipping his arm around her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Nothing," she sobbed, trying to release herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A strange, new tenderness possessed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Rosemary," he whispered, slipping his arm around her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm--I'm tired--and foolish--that's all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it--dear?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it--dear?"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A strange, new tenderness possessed him.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing," she sobbed, trying to release herself.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading A strange, new tenderness possessed him.
release, as from one's grip
From this reading "Nothing," she sobbed, trying to release herself.
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
From this reading "Rosemary," he whispered, slipping his arm around her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nothing," she sobbed, trying to release herself.
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading "Rosemary," he whispered, slipping his arm around her.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "Nothing," she sobbed, trying to release herself.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A strange, new tenderness possessed him.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading A strange, new tenderness possessed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm--I'm tired--and foolish--that's all.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "I'm--I'm tired--and foolish--that's all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nothing," she sobbed, trying to release herself.
hard to endure
From this reading "Nothing," she sobbed, trying to release herself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it--dear?"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Rosemary," he whispered, slipping his arm around her.
Chapter 3 of Master of the Vineyard by Myrtle Reed 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 Master of the Vineyard, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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