Chapter 3 of Priscilla's Spies is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Priscilla's Spies is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The train, as Priscilla prophesied, was strictly punctual. It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station. As she passed through the gate she came face to face with Frank Mannix supported by the station master and the guard. “Hullo!” she said. “You’re my cousin Frank, I suppose.
Chapter 3 of Priscilla's Spies is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading “It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “As she passed through the gate she came face to face with Frank Mannix supported by the station master and the guard.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.”
inflected form of “prophesy” — predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
From this reading “The train, as Priscilla prophesied, was strictly punctual.”
acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed
From this reading “The train, as Priscilla prophesied, was strictly punctual.”
restricted to something
From this reading “The train, as Priscilla prophesied, was strictly punctual.”
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading “As she passed through the gate she came face to face with Frank Mannix supported by the station master and the guard.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As she passed through the gate she came face to face with Frank Mannix supported by the station master and the guard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The train, as Priscilla prophesied, was strictly punctual.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As she passed through the gate she came face to face with Frank Mannix supported by the station master and the guard.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As she passed through the gate she came face to face with Frank Mannix supported by the station master and the guard.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “You’re my cousin Frank, I suppose.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading As she passed through the gate she came face to face with Frank Mannix supported by the station master and the guard.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading As she passed through the gate she came face to face with Frank Mannix supported by the station master and the guard.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading As she passed through the gate she came face to face with Frank Mannix supported by the station master and the guard.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading As she passed through the gate she came face to face with Frank Mannix supported by the station master and the guard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hullo!” she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You’re my cousin Frank, I suppose.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she passed through the gate she came face to face with Frank Mannix supported by the station master and the guard.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading As she passed through the gate she came face to face with Frank Mannix supported by the station master and the guard.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You’re my cousin Frank, I suppose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As she passed through the gate she came face to face with Frank Mannix supported by the station master and the guard.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The train, as Priscilla prophesied, was strictly punctual.
inflected form of “prophesy” — predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
From this reading The train, as Priscilla prophesied, was strictly punctual.
acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed
From this reading The train, as Priscilla prophesied, was strictly punctual.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Hullo!” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.
restricted to something
From this reading The train, as Priscilla prophesied, was strictly punctual.
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading As she passed through the gate she came face to face with Frank Mannix supported by the station master and the guard.
express a supposition
From this reading “You’re my cousin Frank, I suppose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The train, as Priscilla prophesied, was strictly punctual.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As she passed through the gate she came face to face with Frank Mannix supported by the station master and the guard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As she passed through the gate she came face to face with Frank Mannix supported by the station master and the guard.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The train, as Priscilla prophesied, was strictly punctual.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The train, as Priscilla prophesied, was strictly punctual.
at the time that
From this reading It was drawn up at the platform when she leaped off her bicycle in front of the station.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she passed through the gate she came face to face with Frank Mannix supported by the station master and the guard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re my cousin Frank, I suppose.
Chapter 3 of Priscilla's Spies by George A. Birmingham holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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 268 sentences of Priscilla's Spies, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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