Chapter 3 of Snow-White is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Snow-White is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MAN. The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh. "Ah! I--I mean I'm laughing because you look so funny. I took some bread and milk because I was hungry."
Chapter 3 of Snow-White is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bubble” — form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading “The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.”
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “I--I mean I'm laughing because you look so funny.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “I took some bread and milk because I was hungry."”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “I took some bread and milk because I was hungry."”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.”
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading “The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.”
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 “I took some bread and milk because I was hungry."”
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 The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I took some bread and milk because I was hungry."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
for the reason that
From this reading I--I mean I'm laughing because you look so funny.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading I took some bread and milk because I was hungry."
lacking funds
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
past form of “bubble” — form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
divisible by two
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading I--I mean I'm laughing because you look so funny.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading I took some bread and milk because I was hungry."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I--I mean I'm laughing because you look so funny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I--I mean I'm laughing because you look so funny.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
the sound of laughing
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading I--I mean I'm laughing because you look so funny.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I--I mean I'm laughing because you look so funny.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I--I mean I'm laughing because you look so funny.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading I took some bread and milk because I was hungry."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I--I mean I'm laughing because you look so funny.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I took some bread and milk because I was hungry."
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took some bread and milk because I was hungry."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I took some bread and milk because I was hungry."
at the time that
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The child's song broke off in a little scream, for things are sometimes startling even when you have been expecting them; but the scream bubbled into a laugh.
Chapter 3 of Snow-White by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 162 sentences of Snow-White, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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