Chapter 3 of Pirate Gold is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Pirate Gold is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But he kept it all the closer from Mercedes. It did not grow less; he had no heart to cease loving. Manlike, he was willing to face his God with the sin, but not her. He sought to change the nature of his love; perhaps, in time, succeeded. But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.
Chapter 3 of Pirate Gold is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “It did not grow less; he had no heart to cease loving.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “But he kept it all the closer from Mercedes.”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “It did not grow less; he had no heart to cease loving.”
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading “But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.”
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading “But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.”
increase threefold
From this reading “But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.”
become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
From this reading “But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.”
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading “But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.”
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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 But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.
(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 But he kept it all the closer from Mercedes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he kept it all the closer from Mercedes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading It did not grow less; he had no heart to cease loving.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading He sought to change the nature of his love; perhaps, in time, succeeded.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading But he kept it all the closer from Mercedes.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not grow less; he had no heart to cease loving.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Manlike, he was willing to face his God with the sin, but not her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But he kept it all the closer from Mercedes.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Manlike, he was willing to face his God with the sin, but not her.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading It did not grow less; he had no heart to cease loving.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It did not grow less; he had no heart to cease loving.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he kept it all the closer from Mercedes.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It did not grow less; he had no heart to cease loving.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Manlike, he was willing to face his God with the sin, but not her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Manlike, he was willing to face his God with the sin, but not her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sought to change the nature of his love; perhaps, in time, succeeded.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he kept it all the closer from Mercedes.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading But he kept it all the closer from Mercedes.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading It did not grow less; he had no heart to cease loving.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He sought to change the nature of his love; perhaps, in time, succeeded.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading It did not grow less; he had no heart to cease loving.
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading Manlike, he was willing to face his God with the sin, but not her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he kept it all the closer from Mercedes.
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading He sought to change the nature of his love; perhaps, in time, succeeded.
not any; not one
From this reading It did not grow less; he had no heart to cease loving.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not grow less; he had no heart to cease loving.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He sought to change the nature of his love; perhaps, in time, succeeded.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.
by chance
From this reading He sought to change the nature of his love; perhaps, in time, succeeded.
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.
estrangement from god
From this reading Manlike, he was willing to face his God with the sin, but not her.
that is looked for
From this reading He sought to change the nature of his love; perhaps, in time, succeeded.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading He sought to change the nature of his love; perhaps, in time, succeeded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he kept it all the closer from Mercedes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He sought to change the nature of his love; perhaps, in time, succeeded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It did not grow less; he had no heart to cease loving.
increase threefold
From this reading But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.
become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
From this reading But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Manlike, he was willing to face his God with the sin, but not her.
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading Manlike, he was willing to face his God with the sin, but not her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Manlike, he was willing to face his God with the sin, but not her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.
Chapter 3 of Pirate Gold by Frederic Jesup Stimson holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 406 sentences of Pirate Gold, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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