Chapter 3 of Near the Top of the World is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Near the Top of the World is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The boys stopped along the street to visit a flower market. It was bright with many colors. For in that city so far north many flowers grow. In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli. About noon the boys got on a boat at the quay to go to the King’s palace.
Chapter 3 of Near the Top of the World is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 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.
plural of “aster” — any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
From this reading “In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.”
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading “It was bright with many colors.”
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading “The boys stopped along the street to visit a flower market.”
plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food
From this reading “In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.”
plural of “pink” — a light shade of red
From this reading “In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.”
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
From this reading “About noon the boys got on a boat at the quay to go to the King’s palace.”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.”
plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.”
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.
climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers
In this reading “In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.”
In this reading “About noon the boys got on a boat at the quay to go to the King’s palace.”
In this reading “The boys stopped along the street to visit a flower market.”
In this reading “It was bright with many colors.”
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
In this reading “In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.”
In this reading “In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.”
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 The boys stopped along the street to visit a flower market.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About noon the boys got on a boat at the quay to go to the King’s palace.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The boys stopped along the street to visit a flower market.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.
plural of “aster” — any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
From this reading In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About noon the boys got on a boat at the quay to go to the King’s palace.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading About noon the boys got on a boat at the quay to go to the King’s palace.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys stopped along the street to visit a flower market.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading It was bright with many colors.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading For in that city so far north many flowers grow.
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading It was bright with many colors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading For in that city so far north many flowers grow.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The boys stopped along the street to visit a flower market.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading For in that city so far north many flowers grow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For in that city so far north many flowers grow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading About noon the boys got on a boat at the quay to go to the King’s palace.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading About noon the boys got on a boat at the quay to go to the King’s palace.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading For in that city so far north many flowers grow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For in that city so far north many flowers grow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was bright with many colors.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading About noon the boys got on a boat at the quay to go to the King’s palace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It was bright with many colors.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading The boys stopped along the street to visit a flower market.
the middle of the day
From this reading About noon the boys got on a boat at the quay to go to the King’s palace.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading For in that city so far north many flowers grow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About noon the boys got on a boat at the quay to go to the King’s palace.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading About noon the boys got on a boat at the quay to go to the King’s palace.
plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food
From this reading In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.
plural of “pink” — a light shade of red
From this reading In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
From this reading About noon the boys got on a boat at the quay to go to the King’s palace.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For in that city so far north many flowers grow.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The boys stopped along the street to visit a flower market.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The boys stopped along the street to visit a flower market.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For in that city so far north many flowers grow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys stopped along the street to visit a flower market.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys stopped along the street to visit a flower market.
plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The boys stopped along the street to visit a flower market.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was bright with many colors.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the market place were pinks, violets, sweet peas, roses, asters, dahlias, and long-stemmed gladioli.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was bright with many colors.
Chapter 3 of Near the Top of the World by Nelle E. Moore holds 505 sentences, grouped into 101 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 505 sentences of Near the Top of the World, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Near the Top of the World by Nelle E. Moore exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 505 sentences, grouped into 101 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 101 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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