Chapter 11 of Partners Three is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Partners Three is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore. “Who is it?” asked Hal. Jack shook his head. “I don’t know. Maybe a clammer.
Chapter 11 of Partners Three is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.”
towards the shore from the water
From this reading “The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.”
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.”
past form of “beach” — land on a beach
From this reading “The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.”
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading “The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.”
unpleasantly
From this reading “The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.”
plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.”
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In this reading “The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.”
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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 Maybe a clammer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Who is it?” asked Hal.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
past form of “beach” — land on a beach
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe a clammer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know.
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
the organ of sight
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Jack shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who is it?” asked Hal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Who is it?” asked Hal.
a small worthless amount
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
by chance
From this reading Maybe a clammer.
unpleasantly
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Jack shook his head.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
which person or people
From this reading “Who is it?” asked Hal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Man With The Glass Eye By the time Jack and Hal had painfully assumed sitting positions the arrival had beached his dory and was stepping ashore.
Chapter 11 of Partners Three by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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 11 holds 217 sentences of Partners Three, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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