Chapter 3 of Our Wonderful Selves is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Our Wonderful Selves is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Wynne was working at Latin declensions in the morning-room when his father entered. “Proper time for everything,” he said. “Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.” “All right,” said Wynne, with resignation. As he walked toward the door the smile curled the corners of his mouth.
Chapter 3 of Our Wonderful Selves is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “As he walked toward the door the smile curled the corners of his mouth.”
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading “As he walked toward the door the smile curled the corners of his mouth.”
plural of “declension” — the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
From this reading “Wynne was working at Latin declensions in the morning-room when his father entered.”
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading “Wynne was working at Latin declensions in the morning-room when his father entered.”
a full supply
From this reading ““Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.””
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading ““Proper time for everything,” he said.”
acceptance of despair
From this reading ““All right,” said Wynne, with resignation.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “Wynne was working at Latin declensions in the morning-room when his father entered.”
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.
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In this reading “As he walked toward the door the smile curled the corners of his mouth.”
In this reading “As he walked toward the door the smile curled the corners of his mouth.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading ““Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.””
In this reading ““Proper time for everything,” he said.”
In this reading ““Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.””
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
In this reading ““Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.””
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 “Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.”
(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 “All right,” said Wynne, with resignation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he walked toward the door the smile curled the corners of his mouth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wynne was working at Latin declensions in the morning-room when his father entered.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.”
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading As he walked toward the door the smile curled the corners of his mouth.
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading As he walked toward the door the smile curled the corners of his mouth.
plural of “declension” — the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
From this reading Wynne was working at Latin declensions in the morning-room when his father entered.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading As he walked toward the door the smile curled the corners of his mouth.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Wynne was working at Latin declensions in the morning-room when his father entered.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Proper time for everything,” he said.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Wynne was working at Latin declensions in the morning-room when his father entered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Proper time for everything,” he said.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Proper time for everything,” he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wynne was working at Latin declensions in the morning-room when his father entered.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wynne was working at Latin declensions in the morning-room when his father entered.
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading Wynne was working at Latin declensions in the morning-room when his father entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wynne was working at Latin declensions in the morning-room when his father entered.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading As he walked toward the door the smile curled the corners of his mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.”
a full supply
From this reading “Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “Proper time for everything,” he said.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.”
acceptance of despair
From this reading “All right,” said Wynne, with resignation.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right,” said Wynne, with resignation.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Proper time for everything,” he said.
an educational institution
From this reading “Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading As he walked toward the door the smile curled the corners of his mouth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wynne was working at Latin declensions in the morning-room when his father entered.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Proper time for everything,” he said.
in the direction of
From this reading As he walked toward the door the smile curled the corners of his mouth.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Put away that book and go out for a walk—plenty of time for book reading in school hours.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As he walked toward the door the smile curled the corners of his mouth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wynne was working at Latin declensions in the morning-room when his father entered.
at the time that
From this reading Wynne was working at Latin declensions in the morning-room when his father entered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “All right,” said Wynne, with resignation.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Wynne was working at Latin declensions in the morning-room when his father entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wynne was working at Latin declensions in the morning-room when his father entered.
Chapter 3 of Our Wonderful Selves by Roland Pertwee holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 424 sentences of Our Wonderful Selves, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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