Chapter 1 of Now We Are Three is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Now We Are Three is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A year before--even six months and John would not have protested. Now he had to make the effort. "They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me." The Juvenile Man smiled without humor. "My wife and I had a child last year, Mr. Rush.
Chapter 1 of Now We Are Three is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 16/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 76–80
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earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “"They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."”
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “Now he had to make the effort.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “"They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “The Juvenile Man smiled without humor.”
of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
From this reading “The Juvenile Man smiled without humor.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “A year before--even six months and John would not have protested.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “A year before--even six months and John would not have protested.”
move hurridly
From this reading “"My wife and I had a child last year, Mr. Rush.”
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 “A year before--even six months and John would not have protested.”
In this reading “"My wife and I had a child last year, Mr. Rush.”
In this reading “"They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."”
In this reading “Now he had to make the effort.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A year before--even six months and John would not have protested.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A year before--even six months and John would not have protested.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading "They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A year before--even six months and John would not have protested.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "My wife and I had a child last year, Mr. Rush.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Now he had to make the effort.
divisible by two
From this reading A year before--even six months and John would not have protested.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now he had to make the effort.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A year before--even six months and John would not have protested.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now he had to make the effort.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading The Juvenile Man smiled without humor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading A year before--even six months and John would not have protested.
of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
From this reading The Juvenile Man smiled without humor.
immediately past
From this reading "My wife and I had a child last year, Mr. Rush.
engage in
From this reading Now he had to make the effort.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Juvenile Man smiled without humor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading A year before--even six months and John would not have protested.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "My wife and I had a child last year, Mr. Rush.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A year before--even six months and John would not have protested.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now he had to make the effort.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading A year before--even six months and John would not have protested.
move hurridly
From this reading "My wife and I had a child last year, Mr. Rush.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading A year before--even six months and John would not have protested.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The Juvenile Man smiled without humor.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."
carry out
From this reading "They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now he had to make the effort.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now he had to make the effort.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "My wife and I had a child last year, Mr. Rush.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "They are my children--such as they are--and I will fight any attempt to take them from me."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The Juvenile Man smiled without humor.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A year before--even six months and John would not have protested.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading A year before--even six months and John would not have protested.
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