Chapter 3 of New Treasure Seekers is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of New Treasure Seekers is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Alice took him away, and we were left with the horrid Archibald. "Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us. But we won't speak another word to you as long as we live." "Oh, Oswald," said Dora, "what about the sun going down?" "Let it jolly well go," said Dicky in furiousness.
Chapter 3 of New Treasure Seekers is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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terminate
From this reading “"Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us.”
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading “"Let it jolly well go," said Dicky in furiousness.”
exceedingly bad
From this reading “Alice took him away, and we were left with the horrid Archibald.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “"Let it jolly well go," said Dicky in furiousness.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “But we won't speak another word to you as long as we live."”
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
From this reading “"Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “"Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “"Oh, Oswald," said Dora, "what about the sun going down?"”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Oh, Oswald," said Dora, "what about the sun going down?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice took him away, and we were left with the horrid Archibald.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alice took him away, and we were left with the horrid Archibald.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But we won't speak another word to you as long as we live."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice took him away, and we were left with the horrid Archibald.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But we won't speak another word to you as long as we live."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Alice took him away, and we were left with the horrid Archibald.
terminate
From this reading "Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we won't speak another word to you as long as we live."
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading "Let it jolly well go," said Dicky in furiousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Oswald," said Dora, "what about the sun going down?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Oh, Oswald," said Dora, "what about the sun going down?"
the property of being wild or turbulent
From this reading "Let it jolly well go," said Dicky in furiousness.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let it jolly well go," said Dicky in furiousness.
the act of departing
From this reading "Oh, Oswald," said Dora, "what about the sun going down?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alice took him away, and we were left with the horrid Archibald.
exceedingly bad
From this reading Alice took him away, and we were left with the horrid Archibald.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Let it jolly well go," said Dicky in furiousness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Let it jolly well go," said Dicky in furiousness.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "Let it jolly well go," said Dicky in furiousness.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Alice took him away, and we were left with the horrid Archibald.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let it jolly well go," said Dicky in furiousness.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading But we won't speak another word to you as long as we live."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But we won't speak another word to you as long as we live."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us.
not any; not one
From this reading "Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Oswald," said Dora, "what about the sun going down?"
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
From this reading "Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us.
express in speech
From this reading But we won't speak another word to you as long as we live."
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "Oh, Oswald," said Dora, "what about the sun going down?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alice took him away, and we were left with the horrid Archibald.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But we won't speak another word to you as long as we live."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Alice took him away, and we were left with the horrid Archibald.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Alice took him away, and we were left with the horrid Archibald.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Let it jolly well go," said Dicky in furiousness.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Alice took him away, and we were left with the horrid Archibald.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, Oswald," said Dora, "what about the sun going down?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alice took him away, and we were left with the horrid Archibald.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Now," said Oswald, "I won't break my word, no more will the rest of us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But we won't speak another word to you as long as we live."
Chapter 3 of New Treasure Seekers by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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 441 sentences of New Treasure Seekers, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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