Chapter 3 of Shot With Crimson is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Shot With Crimson is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|PAUL ZIMMERLEIN was a mining engineer. His offices were off Fifth Avenue, somewhere above 34th Street. He stood well in his profession, he stood high as a citizen. No one questioned his integrity, his ability or his loyalty. He was a good American.
Chapter 3 of Shot With Crimson is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading “No one questioned his integrity, his ability or his loyalty.”
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading “He stood well in his profession, he stood high as a citizen.”
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading “|PAUL ZIMMERLEIN was a mining engineer.”
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “His offices were off Fifth Avenue, somewhere above 34th Street.”
an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
From this reading “No one questioned his integrity, his ability or his loyalty.”
the quality of being loyal
From this reading “No one questioned his integrity, his ability or his loyalty.”
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading “|PAUL ZIMMERLEIN was a mining engineer.”
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “His offices were off Fifth Avenue, somewhere above 34th Street.”
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.
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an engineer concerned with the construction and operation of mines
In this reading “|PAUL ZIMMERLEIN was a mining engineer.”
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From this reading His offices were off Fifth Avenue, somewhere above 34th Street.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading |PAUL ZIMMERLEIN was a mining engineer.
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading No one questioned his integrity, his ability or his loyalty.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading His offices were off Fifth Avenue, somewhere above 34th Street.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading He was a good American.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stood well in his profession, he stood high as a citizen.
a line of approach
From this reading His offices were off Fifth Avenue, somewhere above 34th Street.
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading He stood well in his profession, he stood high as a citizen.
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading |PAUL ZIMMERLEIN was a mining engineer.
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading His offices were off Fifth Avenue, somewhere above 34th Street.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He was a good American.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood well in his profession, he stood high as a citizen.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He stood well in his profession, he stood high as a citizen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His offices were off Fifth Avenue, somewhere above 34th Street.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stood well in his profession, he stood high as a citizen.
an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
From this reading No one questioned his integrity, his ability or his loyalty.
the quality of being loyal
From this reading No one questioned his integrity, his ability or his loyalty.
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading |PAUL ZIMMERLEIN was a mining engineer.
not any; not one
From this reading No one questioned his integrity, his ability or his loyalty.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading His offices were off Fifth Avenue, somewhere above 34th Street.
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading His offices were off Fifth Avenue, somewhere above 34th Street.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one questioned his integrity, his ability or his loyalty.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No one questioned his integrity, his ability or his loyalty.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading |PAUL ZIMMERLEIN was a mining engineer.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading He stood well in his profession, he stood high as a citizen.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading No one questioned his integrity, his ability or his loyalty.
in or at or to some place
From this reading His offices were off Fifth Avenue, somewhere above 34th Street.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood well in his profession, he stood high as a citizen.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading His offices were off Fifth Avenue, somewhere above 34th Street.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |PAUL ZIMMERLEIN was a mining engineer.
(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 stood well in his profession, he stood high as a citizen.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His offices were off Fifth Avenue, somewhere above 34th Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |PAUL ZIMMERLEIN was a mining engineer.
Chapter 3 of Shot With Crimson by George Barr McCutcheon holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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 222 sentences of Shot With Crimson, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Shot With Crimson by George Barr McCutcheon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 222 sentences, grouped into 45 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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