Chapter 3 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them. Whither are they vanished? _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind. Would they had stayed! _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
Chapter 3 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
plural of “bubble” — a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
From this reading “THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.”
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading “_Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.”
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading “_Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “Whither are they vanished?”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “Whither are they vanished?”
possessive form of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
plural of “bubble” — a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Would they had stayed!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
an old form of “has”
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
express in speech
From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Would they had stayed!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whither are they vanished?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
having passed out of existence
From this reading Whither are they vanished?
a message informing of danger
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Ban._ Were there such things here as we do speak about?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Whither are they vanished?
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading _Macbeth._ Into the air; and what seemed corporal, melted, As a breath of wind.
possessive form of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading THE WITCH'S WARNING _Ban._ The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, and these are of them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would they had stayed!
Chapter 3 of Roger Trewinion by Joseph Hocking holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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 202 sentences of Roger Trewinion, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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