Chapter 3 of Satan's Diary is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Satan's Diary is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ah, but I have forgotten my humility! She walked and I and Toppi crawled after her. I detested myself and this broad-backed Toppi because of his hanging nose and large, pale ears. What was needed here was an Apollo and not a pair of ordinary Americans. We felt quite relieved when she had gone and we were left alone with Magnus.
Chapter 3 of Satan's Diary is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “What was needed here was an Apollo and not a pair of ordinary Americans.”
(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
From this reading “What was needed here was an Apollo and not a pair of ordinary Americans.”
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “She walked and I and Toppi crawled after her.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “I detested myself and this broad-backed Toppi because of his hanging nose and large, pale ears.”
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “I detested myself and this broad-backed Toppi because of his hanging nose and large, pale ears.”
a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
From this reading “Ah, but I have forgotten my humility!”
a judge of a probate court
From this reading “What was needed here was an Apollo and not a pair of ordinary Americans.”
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading “We felt quite relieved when she had gone and we were left alone with Magnus.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “We felt quite relieved when she had gone and we were left alone with Magnus.”
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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 What was needed here was an Apollo and not a pair of ordinary Americans.
later than; following
From this reading She walked and I and Toppi crawled after her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, but I have forgotten my humility!
Having no one else present.
From this reading We felt quite relieved when she had gone and we were left alone with Magnus.
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading What was needed here was an Apollo and not a pair of ordinary Americans.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What was needed here was an Apollo and not a pair of ordinary Americans.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She walked and I and Toppi crawled after her.
(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
From this reading What was needed here was an Apollo and not a pair of ordinary Americans.
for the reason that
From this reading I detested myself and this broad-backed Toppi because of his hanging nose and large, pale ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I detested myself and this broad-backed Toppi because of his hanging nose and large, pale ears.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ah, but I have forgotten my humility!
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading She walked and I and Toppi crawled after her.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading I detested myself and this broad-backed Toppi because of his hanging nose and large, pale ears.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading I detested myself and this broad-backed Toppi because of his hanging nose and large, pale ears.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading We felt quite relieved when she had gone and we were left alone with Magnus.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Ah, but I have forgotten my humility!
destroyed or killed
From this reading We felt quite relieved when she had gone and we were left alone with Magnus.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We felt quite relieved when she had gone and we were left alone with Magnus.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading I detested myself and this broad-backed Toppi because of his hanging nose and large, pale ears.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ah, but I have forgotten my humility!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She walked and I and Toppi crawled after her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading What was needed here was an Apollo and not a pair of ordinary Americans.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I detested myself and this broad-backed Toppi because of his hanging nose and large, pale ears.
a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
From this reading Ah, but I have forgotten my humility!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ah, but I have forgotten my humility!
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I detested myself and this broad-backed Toppi because of his hanging nose and large, pale ears.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading We felt quite relieved when she had gone and we were left alone with Magnus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We felt quite relieved when she had gone and we were left alone with Magnus.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ah, but I have forgotten my humility!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I detested myself and this broad-backed Toppi because of his hanging nose and large, pale ears.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading What was needed here was an Apollo and not a pair of ordinary Americans.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading I detested myself and this broad-backed Toppi because of his hanging nose and large, pale ears.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What was needed here was an Apollo and not a pair of ordinary Americans.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I detested myself and this broad-backed Toppi because of his hanging nose and large, pale ears.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading What was needed here was an Apollo and not a pair of ordinary Americans.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading What was needed here was an Apollo and not a pair of ordinary Americans.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading I detested myself and this broad-backed Toppi because of his hanging nose and large, pale ears.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading We felt quite relieved when she had gone and we were left alone with Magnus.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading We felt quite relieved when she had gone and we were left alone with Magnus.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She walked and I and Toppi crawled after her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I detested myself and this broad-backed Toppi because of his hanging nose and large, pale ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She walked and I and Toppi crawled after her.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She walked and I and Toppi crawled after her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was needed here was an Apollo and not a pair of ordinary Americans.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We felt quite relieved when she had gone and we were left alone with Magnus.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We felt quite relieved when she had gone and we were left alone with Magnus.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was needed here was an Apollo and not a pair of ordinary Americans.
at the time that
From this reading We felt quite relieved when she had gone and we were left alone with Magnus.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We felt quite relieved when she had gone and we were left alone with Magnus.
Chapter 3 of Satan's Diary by Leonid Andreyev holds 408 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 408 sentences of Satan's Diary, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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