Chapter 3 of Monica: A Novel, Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of Monica: A Novel, Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She spoke with subdued excitement and insistance. “_Somebody_ was in that boat unknown to the crew,” he answered significantly. “Was there?” “Somebody steered the boat to shore. You do not share, I presume, in the popular belief of the phantom coxswain?”
Chapter 3 of Monica: A Novel, Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any cognitive content held as true
From this reading “You do not share, I presume, in the popular belief of the phantom coxswain?””
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading ““_Somebody_ was in that boat unknown to the crew,” he answered significantly.”
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading “You do not share, I presume, in the popular belief of the phantom coxswain?””
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading “You do not share, I presume, in the popular belief of the phantom coxswain?””
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “You do not share, I presume, in the popular belief of the phantom coxswain?””
in a statistically significant way
From this reading ““_Somebody_ was in that boat unknown to the crew,” he answered significantly.”
past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading ““Somebody steered the boat to shore.”
in a softened tone
From this reading “She spoke with subdued excitement and insistance.”
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In this reading “You do not share, I presume, in the popular belief of the phantom coxswain?””
In this reading ““Somebody steered the boat to shore.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She spoke with subdued excitement and insistance.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “_Somebody_ was in that boat unknown to the crew,” he answered significantly.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading You do not share, I presume, in the popular belief of the phantom coxswain?”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “_Somebody_ was in that boat unknown to the crew,” he answered significantly.
the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
From this reading You do not share, I presume, in the popular belief of the phantom coxswain?”
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “_Somebody_ was in that boat unknown to the crew,” he answered significantly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You do not share, I presume, in the popular belief of the phantom coxswain?”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading She spoke with subdued excitement and insistance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “_Somebody_ was in that boat unknown to the crew,” he answered significantly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You do not share, I presume, in the popular belief of the phantom coxswain?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “_Somebody_ was in that boat unknown to the crew,” he answered significantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She spoke with subdued excitement and insistance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You do not share, I presume, in the popular belief of the phantom coxswain?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You do not share, I presume, in the popular belief of the phantom coxswain?”
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading You do not share, I presume, in the popular belief of the phantom coxswain?”
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading You do not share, I presume, in the popular belief of the phantom coxswain?”
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading You do not share, I presume, in the popular belief of the phantom coxswain?”
have in common
From this reading You do not share, I presume, in the popular belief of the phantom coxswain?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She spoke with subdued excitement and insistance.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “Somebody steered the boat to shore.
in a statistically significant way
From this reading “_Somebody_ was in that boat unknown to the crew,” he answered significantly.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “_Somebody_ was in that boat unknown to the crew,” he answered significantly.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She spoke with subdued excitement and insistance.
past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading “Somebody steered the boat to shore.
in a softened tone
From this reading She spoke with subdued excitement and insistance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “_Somebody_ was in that boat unknown to the crew,” he answered significantly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “_Somebody_ was in that boat unknown to the crew,” he answered significantly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Was there?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_Somebody_ was in that boat unknown to the crew,” he answered significantly.
not known
From this reading “_Somebody_ was in that boat unknown to the crew,” he answered significantly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_Somebody_ was in that boat unknown to the crew,” he answered significantly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She spoke with subdued excitement and insistance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You do not share, I presume, in the popular belief of the phantom coxswain?”
Chapter 3 of Monica: A Novel, Volume 3 (of 3) by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 437 sentences of Monica: A Novel, Volume 3 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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