Chapter 3 of Rudder Grange is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Rudder Grange is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford. He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well. “Hello!” said he, “where are you going?” “Home,” I answered. “Is that so?” said he.
Chapter 3 of Rudder Grange is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello!” said he, “where are you going?””
moving with great haste
From this reading “One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.”
according to the clock
From this reading “One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.”
a port city in southern Ireland; famous for glass industry
From this reading “One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Home,” I answered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Hello!” said he, “where are you going?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
the act of departing
From this reading “Hello!” said he, “where are you going?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello!” said he, “where are you going?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Home,” I answered.
moving with great haste
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
according to the clock
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Hello!” said he, “where are you going?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Is that so?” said he.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that so?” said he.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
create by training and teaching
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
a port city in southern Ireland; famous for glass industry
From this reading One afternoon, as I was hurrying down Broadway to catch the five o'clock train, I met Waterford.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He is an old friend of mine, and I used to like him pretty well.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Hello!” said he, “where are you going?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hello!” said he, “where are you going?”
Chapter 3 of Rudder Grange by Frank R. Stockton holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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 181 sentences of Rudder Grange, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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