Chapter 3 of Puck of Pook's Hill is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Puck of Pook's Hill is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate. Their father was leaning over it. 'And how did your play go?' he asked. 'Oh, splendidly,' said Dan. 'Only afterwards, I think, we went to sleep.
Chapter 3 of Puck of Pook's Hill is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “'Only afterwards, I think, we went to sleep.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “Their father was leaning over it.”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “'And how did your play go?' he asked.”
extremely well
From this reading “'Oh, splendidly,' said Dan.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.”
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading 'Only afterwards, I think, we went to sleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'And how did your play go?' he asked.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh, splendidly,' said Dan.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'And how did your play go?' he asked.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Their father was leaning over it.
set up or found
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'And how did your play go?' he asked.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'And how did your play go?' he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'And how did your play go?' he asked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Only afterwards, I think, we went to sleep.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Their father was leaning over it.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Their father was leaning over it.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, splendidly,' said Dan.
and nothing more
From this reading 'Only afterwards, I think, we went to sleep.
above and across; more than
From this reading Their father was leaning over it.
participate in games or sport
From this reading 'And how did your play go?' he asked.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Oh, splendidly,' said Dan.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading 'Only afterwards, I think, we went to sleep.
extremely well
From this reading 'Oh, splendidly,' said Dan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their father was leaning over it.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'Only afterwards, I think, we went to sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading They bit hard, and found themselves walking side by side to the lower gate.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their father was leaning over it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Only afterwards, I think, we went to sleep.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'Only afterwards, I think, we went to sleep.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'And how did your play go?' he asked.
Chapter 3 of Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 215 sentences of Puck of Pook's Hill, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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