Chapter 3 of Thankful Blossom is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Thankful Blossom is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Let me go!" she said, with suppressed passion. "One moment, I beg." His hand still held her bridle-rein. The mare reared, nearly upsetting her. Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.
Chapter 3 of Thankful Blossom is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading “Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.”
female equine animal
From this reading “The mare reared, nearly upsetting her.”
strong feelings of embarrassment
From this reading “Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.”
past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
From this reading “The mare reared, nearly upsetting her.”
in a clever manner
From this reading “Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.”
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading “"Let me go!" she said, with suppressed passion.”
causing an emotional disturbance
From this reading “The mare reared, nearly upsetting her.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "One moment, I beg."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His hand still held her bridle-rein.
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let me go!" she said, with suppressed passion.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading His hand still held her bridle-rein.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading His hand still held her bridle-rein.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His hand still held her bridle-rein.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hand still held her bridle-rein.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "One moment, I beg."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me go!" she said, with suppressed passion.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.
female equine animal
From this reading The mare reared, nearly upsetting her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me go!" she said, with suppressed passion.
a particular point in time
From this reading "One moment, I beg."
strong feelings of embarrassment
From this reading Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The mare reared, nearly upsetting her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One moment, I beg."
above and across; more than
From this reading Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading "Let me go!" she said, with suppressed passion.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.
past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
From this reading The mare reared, nearly upsetting her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Let me go!" she said, with suppressed passion.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Let me go!" she said, with suppressed passion.
in a clever manner
From this reading Crimson with rage and mortification, she raised her riding-whip, and laid it smartly over the face of the man before her.
not in physical motion
From this reading His hand still held her bridle-rein.
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading "Let me go!" she said, with suppressed passion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mare reared, nearly upsetting her.
causing an emotional disturbance
From this reading The mare reared, nearly upsetting her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Let me go!" she said, with suppressed passion.
Chapter 3 of Thankful Blossom by Bret Harte holds 161 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 161 sentences of Thankful Blossom, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Thankful Blossom by Bret Harte exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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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