Chapter 3 of Shining Hours is here in full — 488 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Shining Hours is here in full — 488 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal. He lived alone with his two dogs. He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse. Zip and Jerry lay close together to sympathize. They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.
Chapter 3 of Shining Hours is here in full — 488 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading “He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.”
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.”
unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.)
From this reading “He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.”
share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
From this reading “Zip and Jerry lay close together to sympathize.”
close with a zipper
From this reading “As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.”
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.
able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
In this reading “They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.”
In this reading “He lived alone with his two dogs.”
In this reading “He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
Having no one else present.
From this reading He lived alone with his two dogs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Zip and Jerry lay close together to sympathize.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading He lived alone with his two dogs.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lived alone with his two dogs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Zip and Jerry lay close together to sympathize.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He lived alone with his two dogs.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.
unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.)
From this reading He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
From this reading Zip and Jerry lay close together to sympathize.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Zip and Jerry lay close together to sympathize.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He lived alone with his two dogs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading They watched the master put the bread and meat on the table.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He lived alone with his two dogs.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading He was a good master, but was inclined to be stingy, and was growing worse.
close with a zipper
From this reading As Zip and Jerry were talking, the master came in to prepare his meal.
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