Chapter III
Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of Philaster is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Phi_. What boy? _Di_. A Page, a boy that serves her. _Phi_.
Philaster
Chapter III · Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of Philaster is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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_Phi_.
What
boy?
_Di_.
A
Page,
a
boy
that
serves
her.
_Phi_.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Philaster
Chapter III · Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of Philaster is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/94 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
_Phi_.
/faɪ/
Line 2
What
boy?
/wʌt bɔɪ/
Line 3
_Di_.
Line 4
A
Page,
a
boy
that
serves
her.
/ə peɪdʒ ə bɔɪ ðæt sɜːrvz hɜːr/
Line 5
_Phi_.
/faɪ/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a youthful male person
From this reading “What boy?”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “A Page, a boy that serves her.”
Phi
noun
US /faɪ/
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet
serves
noun
US /sɜːrvz/
plural of “serve” — (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
From this reading “A Page, a boy that serves her.”
All words in this reading · 9
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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 A Page, a boy that serves her.
a youthful male person
From this reading What boy?
Di
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Di_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A Page, a boy that serves her.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading A Page, a boy that serves her.
PhinounUS /faɪ/
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet
From this reading _Phi_.
servesnounUS /sɜːrvz/
plural of “serve” — (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
From this reading A Page, a boy that serves her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Page, a boy that serves her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What boy?
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