Chapter 3 of My heart and my flesh is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of My heart and my flesh is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures. “The horse business, it’s ruined, plumb ruined, or soon will be,” Anthony Bell said. Theodosia quarreled with Charles after slapping his face one night in early spring. “You don’t know what you want,” he said. “Maybe so,” she said.
Chapter 3 of My heart and my flesh is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading ““The horse business, it’s ruined, plumb ruined, or soon will be,” Anthony Bell said.”
(comparative of “few” used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
From this reading “The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.”
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading “The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.”
measure the depth of something
From this reading ““The horse business, it’s ruined, plumb ruined, or soon will be,” Anthony Bell said.”
past form of “quarrel” — have a disagreement over something
From this reading “Theodosia quarreled with Charles after slapping his face one night in early spring.”
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading “The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading ““The horse business, it’s ruined, plumb ruined, or soon will be,” Anthony Bell said.”
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading “Theodosia quarreled with Charles after slapping his face one night in early spring.”
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In this reading “The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.”
In this reading “The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.”
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later than; following
From this reading Theodosia quarreled with Charles after slapping his face one night in early spring.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “The horse business, it’s ruined, plumb ruined, or soon will be,” Anthony Bell said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The horse business, it’s ruined, plumb ruined, or soon will be,” Anthony Bell said.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “The horse business, it’s ruined, plumb ruined, or soon will be,” Anthony Bell said.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “The horse business, it’s ruined, plumb ruined, or soon will be,” Anthony Bell said.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Theodosia quarreled with Charles after slapping his face one night in early spring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t know what you want,” he said.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Theodosia quarreled with Charles after slapping his face one night in early spring.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Theodosia quarreled with Charles after slapping his face one night in early spring.
(comparative of “few” used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
From this reading The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You don’t know what you want,” he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Theodosia quarreled with Charles after slapping his face one night in early spring.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “The horse business, it’s ruined, plumb ruined, or soon will be,” Anthony Bell said.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The horse business, it’s ruined, plumb ruined, or soon will be,” Anthony Bell said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You don’t know what you want,” he said.
by chance
From this reading “Maybe so,” she said.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Theodosia quarreled with Charles after slapping his face one night in early spring.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Theodosia quarreled with Charles after slapping his face one night in early spring.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “The horse business, it’s ruined, plumb ruined, or soon will be,” Anthony Bell said.
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.
measure the depth of something
From this reading “The horse business, it’s ruined, plumb ruined, or soon will be,” Anthony Bell said.
past form of “quarrel” — have a disagreement over something
From this reading Theodosia quarreled with Charles after slapping his face one night in early spring.
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “The horse business, it’s ruined, plumb ruined, or soon will be,” Anthony Bell said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The horse business, it’s ruined, plumb ruined, or soon will be,” Anthony Bell said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Maybe so,” she said.
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading Theodosia quarreled with Charles after slapping his face one night in early spring.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Maybe so,” she said.
in the near future
From this reading “The horse business, it’s ruined, plumb ruined, or soon will be,” Anthony Bell said.
the season of growth
From this reading Theodosia quarreled with Charles after slapping his face one night in early spring.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.
moving very fast
From this reading The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theodosia quarreled with Charles after slapping his face one night in early spring.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “You don’t know what you want,” he said.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The movements in the streets and along the roads were becoming more swift, and there were fewer horses in the pastures.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You don’t know what you want,” he said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The horse business, it’s ruined, plumb ruined, or soon will be,” Anthony Bell said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Theodosia quarreled with Charles after slapping his face one night in early spring.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t know what you want,” he said.
Chapter 3 of My heart and my flesh by Elizabeth Madox Roberts holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of My heart and my flesh, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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