Chapter 3 of No. 13 Toroni is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of No. 13 Toroni is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible. Wallion grew impatient and began to pace the room. "What time is it?" he growled. "Half-past eight? Confound it all!
Chapter 3 of No. 13 Toroni is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading “Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.”
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading “Confound it all!”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"What time is it?" he growled.”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “Wallion grew impatient and began to pace the room.”
above your head; in the sky
From this reading “Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “Wallion grew impatient and began to pace the room.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.”
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.
In this reading “Wallion grew impatient and began to pace the room.”
In this reading “Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.”
In this reading “Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Confound it all!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Wallion grew impatient and began to pace the room.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading Confound it all!
being one more than seven
From this reading "Half-past eight?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Wallion grew impatient and began to pace the room.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "What time is it?" he growled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Half-past eight?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading Wallion grew impatient and began to pace the room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What time is it?" he growled.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What time is it?" he growled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.
above your head; in the sky
From this reading Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading Wallion grew impatient and began to pace the room.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Wallion grew impatient and began to pace the room.
in the near future
From this reading Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wallion grew impatient and began to pace the room.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "What time is it?" he growled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wallion grew impatient and began to pace the room.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wallion grew impatient and began to pace the room.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What time is it?" he growled.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Ferlin and he went out together, and soon after sounds of people busy at work overhead became audible.
Chapter 3 of No. 13 Toroni by Julius Regis holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of No. 13 Toroni, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of No. 13 Toroni by Julius Regis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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