Chapter 3 of Negro Tales is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Negro Tales is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I cannot face my blunder," she said. "I must leave." She accordingly rented a room and lived alone. In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry. When Agnes heard of Tesney's illness she said: "Dis is our chance, son."
Chapter 3 of Negro Tales is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading “She accordingly rented a room and lived alone.”
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading “"I cannot face my blunder," she said.”
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading “When Agnes heard of Tesney's illness she said: "Dis is our chance, son."”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “When Agnes heard of Tesney's illness she said: "Dis is our chance, son."”
a state of separation between persons or groups
From this reading “In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry.”
past form of “rent” — let for money
From this reading “She accordingly rented a room and lived alone.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry.”
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In this reading “In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry.”
In this reading “She accordingly rented a room and lived alone.”
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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 She accordingly rented a room and lived alone.
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading She accordingly rented a room and lived alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Agnes heard of Tesney's illness she said: "Dis is our chance, son."
Having no one else present.
From this reading She accordingly rented a room and lived alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She accordingly rented a room and lived alone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry.
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading "I cannot face my blunder," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I cannot face my blunder," she said.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading When Agnes heard of Tesney's illness she said: "Dis is our chance, son."
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading When Agnes heard of Tesney's illness she said: "Dis is our chance, son."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "I cannot face my blunder," she said.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When Agnes heard of Tesney's illness she said: "Dis is our chance, son."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I cannot face my blunder," she said.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading When Agnes heard of Tesney's illness she said: "Dis is our chance, son."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Agnes heard of Tesney's illness she said: "Dis is our chance, son."
a state of separation between persons or groups
From this reading In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry.
go away from a place
From this reading "I must leave."
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She accordingly rented a room and lived alone.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must leave."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I cannot face my blunder," she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When Agnes heard of Tesney's illness she said: "Dis is our chance, son."
past form of “rent” — let for money
From this reading She accordingly rented a room and lived alone.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She accordingly rented a room and lived alone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I cannot face my blunder," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I cannot face my blunder," she said.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry.
a male human offspring
From this reading When Agnes heard of Tesney's illness she said: "Dis is our chance, son."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Agnes heard of Tesney's illness she said: "Dis is our chance, son."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry.
at the time that
From this reading When Agnes heard of Tesney's illness she said: "Dis is our chance, son."
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading In a short time she took to her bed as the result of isolation and worry.
Chapter 3 of Negro Tales by Joseph S. (Joseph Seamon) Cotter holds 403 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 403 sentences of Negro Tales, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Negro Tales by Joseph S. (Joseph Seamon) Cotter exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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