Chapter 3 of Mrs. Harter is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Mrs. Harter is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously. “Did you see the--” “Have you been to--” “I beg your pardon.” “I beg your pardon. Go on.” “Oh no, it wasn’t anything.”
Chapter 3 of Mrs. Harter is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ““Did you see the--” “Have you been to--” “I beg your pardon.””
lacking funds
From this reading “Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously.”
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading “Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading ““Did you see the--” “Have you been to--” “I beg your pardon.””
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously.”
at the same instant
From this reading “Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously.”
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.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “Go on.””
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From this reading Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously.
any thing at all
From this reading “Oh no, it wasn’t anything.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Did you see the--” “Have you been to--” “I beg your pardon.”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Did you see the--” “Have you been to--” “I beg your pardon.”
lacking funds
From this reading Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously.
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you see the--” “Have you been to--” “I beg your pardon.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go on.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Did you see the--” “Have you been to--” “I beg your pardon.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Did you see the--” “Have you been to--” “I beg your pardon.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh no, it wasn’t anything.”
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh no, it wasn’t anything.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh no, it wasn’t anything.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Go on.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Did you see the--” “Have you been to--” “I beg your pardon.”
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Did you see the--” “Have you been to--” “I beg your pardon.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously.
at the same instant
From this reading Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Christopher Ambrey and Captain Patch broke the silence simultaneously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Did you see the--” “Have you been to--” “I beg your pardon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh no, it wasn’t anything.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you see the--” “Have you been to--” “I beg your pardon.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you see the--” “Have you been to--” “I beg your pardon.”
Chapter 3 of Mrs. Harter by E. M. Delafield holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 402 sentences of Mrs. Harter, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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