Chapter 3 of Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next morning broke dark and gloomy. Our artist rose from his couch languid and unrefreshed. His face was pale and haggard, with dark circles round his eyes. What had transpired? Had he received a second visit from the headless lady?
Chapter 3 of Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “Our artist rose from his couch languid and unrefreshed.”
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “His face was pale and haggard, with dark circles round his eyes.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “Our artist rose from his couch languid and unrefreshed.”
depressingly dark
From this reading “The next morning broke dark and gloomy.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “His face was pale and haggard, with dark circles round his eyes.”
not having a head or formed without a head
From this reading “Had he received a second visit from the headless lady?”
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading “Our artist rose from his couch languid and unrefreshed.”
past form of “transpire” — pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
From this reading “What had transpired?”
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 “The next morning broke dark and gloomy.”
move around in a circular motion
In this reading “His face was pale and haggard, with dark circles round his eyes.”
In this reading “His face was pale and haggard, with dark circles round his eyes.”
In this reading “Had he received a second visit from the headless lady?”
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 Had he received a second visit from the headless lady?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning broke dark and gloomy.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading Our artist rose from his couch languid and unrefreshed.
lacking funds
From this reading The next morning broke dark and gloomy.
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading His face was pale and haggard, with dark circles round his eyes.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Our artist rose from his couch languid and unrefreshed.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The next morning broke dark and gloomy.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His face was pale and haggard, with dark circles round his eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was pale and haggard, with dark circles round his eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Our artist rose from his couch languid and unrefreshed.
depressingly dark
From this reading The next morning broke dark and gloomy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had transpired?
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading His face was pale and haggard, with dark circles round his eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he received a second visit from the headless lady?
not having a head or formed without a head
From this reading Had he received a second visit from the headless lady?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Our artist rose from his couch languid and unrefreshed.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Had he received a second visit from the headless lady?
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading Our artist rose from his couch languid and unrefreshed.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning broke dark and gloomy.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning broke dark and gloomy.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our artist rose from his couch languid and unrefreshed.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading His face was pale and haggard, with dark circles round his eyes.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Had he received a second visit from the headless lady?
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Our artist rose from his couch languid and unrefreshed.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading His face was pale and haggard, with dark circles round his eyes.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Had he received a second visit from the headless lady?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning broke dark and gloomy.
past form of “transpire” — pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
From this reading What had transpired?
not rested or refreshed
From this reading Our artist rose from his couch languid and unrefreshed.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Had he received a second visit from the headless lady?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was pale and haggard, with dark circles round his eyes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had transpired?
in the company of; together with
From this reading His face was pale and haggard, with dark circles round his eyes.
Chapter 3 of Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III by M. Y. Halidom holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 199 sentences of Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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