Chapter 3 of Shifting For Himself is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Shifting For Himself is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RICHARD BRIGGS. Gilbert told his story briefly. “So you see,” he said in conclusion, “my position is like yours, after all. I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.” “I’m truly sorry,” said John, in a tone of sympathy.
Chapter 3 of Shifting For Himself is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for a short time
From this reading “Gilbert told his story briefly.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading ““So you see,” he said in conclusion, “my position is like yours, after all.”
plural of “exertion” — use of physical or mental energy; hard work
From this reading “I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.””
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “Gilbert told his story briefly.”
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading ““I’m truly sorry,” said John, in a tone of sympathy.”
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading “I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.””
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ““I’m truly sorry,” said John, in a tone of sympathy.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““So you see,” he said in conclusion, “my position is like yours, after all.”
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In this reading ““I’m truly sorry,” said John, in a tone of sympathy.”
In this reading “I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.””
In this reading ““I’m truly sorry,” said John, in a tone of sympathy.”
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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 “I’m truly sorry,” said John, in a tone of sympathy.
later than; following
From this reading “So you see,” he said in conclusion, “my position is like yours, after all.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “So you see,” he said in conclusion, “my position is like yours, after all.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.”
for a short time
From this reading Gilbert told his story briefly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICHARD BRIGGS.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “So you see,” he said in conclusion, “my position is like yours, after all.
plural of “exertion” — use of physical or mental energy; hard work
From this reading I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading Gilbert told his story briefly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So you see,” he said in conclusion, “my position is like yours, after all.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gilbert told his story briefly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m truly sorry,” said John, in a tone of sympathy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “So you see,” he said in conclusion, “my position is like yours, after all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So you see,” he said in conclusion, “my position is like yours, after all.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “I’m truly sorry,” said John, in a tone of sympathy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “So you see,” he said in conclusion, “my position is like yours, after all.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “So you see,” he said in conclusion, “my position is like yours, after all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.”
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “So you see,” he said in conclusion, “my position is like yours, after all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICHARD BRIGGS.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “So you see,” he said in conclusion, “my position is like yours, after all.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “So you see,” he said in conclusion, “my position is like yours, after all.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you see,” he said in conclusion, “my position is like yours, after all.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I’m truly sorry,” said John, in a tone of sympathy.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Gilbert told his story briefly.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “I’m truly sorry,” said John, in a tone of sympathy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.”
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Gilbert told his story briefly.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “I’m truly sorry,” said John, in a tone of sympathy.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “I’m truly sorry,” said John, in a tone of sympathy.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I am thrown upon my own exertions, and must face the world, without the help of money.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you see,” he said in conclusion, “my position is like yours, after all.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “So you see,” he said in conclusion, “my position is like yours, after all.
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