Chapter 3 of No Man's Land is here in full — 1229 sentences across 246 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of No Man's Land is here in full — 1229 sentences across 246 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SEED TIME I. THE SEED II. THE FIRST LESSON III. AN IMPERSONAL DEMONSTRATION IV. SOMEWHAT MORE PERSONAL V. A PROJECT AND SOME SIDE ISSUES VI. THE SECOND LESSON, AND SOME FURTHER SIDE ISSUES VII.
Chapter 3 of No Man's Land is here in full — 1229 sentences across 246 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
From this reading “AN IMPERSONAL DEMONSTRATION IV.”
not relating to or responsive to individual persons
From this reading “AN IMPERSONAL DEMONSTRATION IV.”
plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
From this reading “SOMEWHAT MORE PERSONAL V. A PROJECT AND SOME SIDE ISSUES VI.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “THE FIRST LESSON III.”
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading “SOMEWHAT MORE PERSONAL V. A PROJECT AND SOME SIDE ISSUES VI.”
communicate vividly
From this reading “SOMEWHAT MORE PERSONAL V. A PROJECT AND SOME SIDE ISSUES VI.”
a small hard fruit
From this reading “SEED TIME I. THE SEED II.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “SOMEWHAT MORE PERSONAL V. A PROJECT AND SOME SIDE ISSUES VI.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 SOMEWHAT MORE PERSONAL V. A PROJECT AND SOME SIDE ISSUES VI.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN IMPERSONAL DEMONSTRATION IV.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOMEWHAT MORE PERSONAL V. A PROJECT AND SOME SIDE ISSUES VI.
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
From this reading AN IMPERSONAL DEMONSTRATION IV.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST LESSON III.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading THE SECOND LESSON, AND SOME FURTHER SIDE ISSUES VII.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SEED TIME I. THE SEED II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading SEED TIME I. THE SEED II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE FIRST LESSON III.
not relating to or responsive to individual persons
From this reading AN IMPERSONAL DEMONSTRATION IV.
plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
From this reading SOMEWHAT MORE PERSONAL V. A PROJECT AND SOME SIDE ISSUES VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading AN IMPERSONAL DEMONSTRATION IV.
a unit of instruction
From this reading THE FIRST LESSON III.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading SOMEWHAT MORE PERSONAL V. A PROJECT AND SOME SIDE ISSUES VI.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading SOMEWHAT MORE PERSONAL V. A PROJECT AND SOME SIDE ISSUES VI.
communicate vividly
From this reading SOMEWHAT MORE PERSONAL V. A PROJECT AND SOME SIDE ISSUES VI.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE SECOND LESSON, AND SOME FURTHER SIDE ISSUES VII.
a small hard fruit
From this reading SEED TIME I. THE SEED II.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading SOMEWHAT MORE PERSONAL V. A PROJECT AND SOME SIDE ISSUES VI.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOMEWHAT MORE PERSONAL V. A PROJECT AND SOME SIDE ISSUES VI.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading SOMEWHAT MORE PERSONAL V. A PROJECT AND SOME SIDE ISSUES VI.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SEED TIME I. THE SEED II.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading SEED TIME I. THE SEED II.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading SOMEWHAT MORE PERSONAL V. A PROJECT AND SOME SIDE ISSUES VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading SOMEWHAT MORE PERSONAL V. A PROJECT AND SOME SIDE ISSUES VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading THE SECOND LESSON, AND SOME FURTHER SIDE ISSUES VII.
Chapter 3 of No Man's Land by H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile holds 1229 sentences, grouped into 246 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 1229 sentences of No Man's Land, unabridged, divided into 246 reading sections.
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