Chapter 3 of Quinneys' is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Quinneys' is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What do you make of this show?" She replied hesitatingly, "They recognize that the poor must be always with them." Joe persisted. "How does this apply to you and me?" "We must help when we can, dear."
Chapter 3 of Quinneys' is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading “"How does this apply to you and me?"”
dearly loved
From this reading “"We must help when we can, dear."”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “"We must help when we can, dear."”
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading “Joe persisted.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “She replied hesitatingly, "They recognize that the poor must be always with them."”
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “She replied hesitatingly, "They recognize that the poor must be always with them."”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “She replied hesitatingly, "They recognize that the poor must be always with them."”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “"What do you make of this show?"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She replied hesitatingly, "They recognize that the poor must be always with them."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "How does this apply to you and me?"
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading "How does this apply to you and me?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She replied hesitatingly, "They recognize that the poor must be always with them."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We must help when we can, dear."
dearly loved
From this reading "We must help when we can, dear."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you make of this show?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How does this apply to you and me?"
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "We must help when we can, dear."
with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
From this reading She replied hesitatingly, "They recognize that the poor must be always with them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How does this apply to you and me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe persisted.
engage in
From this reading "What do you make of this show?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How does this apply to you and me?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She replied hesitatingly, "They recognize that the poor must be always with them."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What do you make of this show?"
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading Joe persisted.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She replied hesitatingly, "They recognize that the poor must be always with them."
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading She replied hesitatingly, "They recognize that the poor must be always with them."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading She replied hesitatingly, "They recognize that the poor must be always with them."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She replied hesitatingly, "They recognize that the poor must be always with them."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "What do you make of this show?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She replied hesitatingly, "They recognize that the poor must be always with them."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She replied hesitatingly, "They recognize that the poor must be always with them."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She replied hesitatingly, "They recognize that the poor must be always with them."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She replied hesitatingly, "They recognize that the poor must be always with them."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What do you make of this show?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How does this apply to you and me?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must help when we can, dear."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you make of this show?"
at the time that
From this reading "We must help when we can, dear."
in the company of; together with
From this reading She replied hesitatingly, "They recognize that the poor must be always with them."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you make of this show?"
Chapter 3 of Quinneys' by Horace Annesley Vachell holds 410 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 410 sentences of Quinneys', unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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