Chapter 3 of No time for Toffee! is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of No time for Toffee! is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Please!" Marc cried as the doctors gripped him to the table. "Use that gadget of yours--anything! Please!" "Sorry, son," Toffee said.
Chapter 3 of No time for Toffee! is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Marc cried as the doctors gripped him to the table.”
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
From this reading “"Use that gadget of yours--anything!”
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading “Marc cried as the doctors gripped him to the table.”
made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing
From this reading “Marc cried as the doctors gripped him to the table.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Please!"”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"Sorry, son," Toffee said.”
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
From this reading “"Sorry, son," Toffee said.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"Use that gadget of yours--anything!”
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any thing at all
From this reading "Use that gadget of yours--anything!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marc cried as the doctors gripped him to the table.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Marc cried as the doctors gripped him to the table.
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Marc cried as the doctors gripped him to the table.
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
From this reading "Use that gadget of yours--anything!
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading Marc cried as the doctors gripped him to the table.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marc cried as the doctors gripped him to the table.
made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing
From this reading Marc cried as the doctors gripped him to the table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Use that gadget of yours--anything!
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Sorry, son," Toffee said.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Sorry, son," Toffee said.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Sorry, son," Toffee said.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Marc cried as the doctors gripped him to the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Use that gadget of yours--anything!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marc cried as the doctors gripped him to the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marc cried as the doctors gripped him to the table.
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
From this reading "Sorry, son," Toffee said.
the act of using
From this reading "Use that gadget of yours--anything!
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Use that gadget of yours--anything!
Chapter 3 of No time for Toffee! by Henry Farrell holds 419 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 419 sentences of No time for Toffee!, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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