Chapter 3 of The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He didn't floor me; I fell!" cried Tom indignantly. "Did you? Rather a way fellows have when they get knocked down!" "I was not knocked down, Gus, I tell you; and you'd better shut up!" "All right, old horse! you mustn't mind a bit of chaff.
Chapter 3 of The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “"All right, old horse! you mustn't mind a bit of chaff.”
be silly or tease one another
From this reading “"All right, old horse! you mustn't mind a bit of chaff.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Rather a way fellows have when they get knocked down!"”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “"He didn't floor me; I fell!" cried Tom indignantly.”
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading “"I was not knocked down, Gus, I tell you; and you'd better shut up!"”
in an indignant manner
From this reading “"He didn't floor me; I fell!" cried Tom indignantly.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Rather a way fellows have when they get knocked down!"”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “"I was not knocked down, Gus, I tell you; and you'd better shut up!"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rather a way fellows have when they get knocked down!"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right, old horse! you mustn't mind a bit of chaff.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I was not knocked down, Gus, I tell you; and you'd better shut up!"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "I was not knocked down, Gus, I tell you; and you'd better shut up!"
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "All right, old horse! you mustn't mind a bit of chaff.
be silly or tease one another
From this reading "All right, old horse! you mustn't mind a bit of chaff.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "He didn't floor me; I fell!" cried Tom indignantly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He didn't floor me; I fell!" cried Tom indignantly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Rather a way fellows have when they get knocked down!"
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading "He didn't floor me; I fell!" cried Tom indignantly.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Rather a way fellows have when they get knocked down!"
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading "He didn't floor me; I fell!" cried Tom indignantly.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Rather a way fellows have when they get knocked down!"
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading "I was not knocked down, Gus, I tell you; and you'd better shut up!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Rather a way fellows have when they get knocked down!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He didn't floor me; I fell!" cried Tom indignantly.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "All right, old horse! you mustn't mind a bit of chaff.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He didn't floor me; I fell!" cried Tom indignantly.
in an indignant manner
From this reading "He didn't floor me; I fell!" cried Tom indignantly.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Rather a way fellows have when they get knocked down!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He didn't floor me; I fell!" cried Tom indignantly.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "All right, old horse! you mustn't mind a bit of chaff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right, old horse! you mustn't mind a bit of chaff.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I was not knocked down, Gus, I tell you; and you'd better shut up!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "All right, old horse! you mustn't mind a bit of chaff.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "All right, old horse! you mustn't mind a bit of chaff.
on the contrary
From this reading Rather a way fellows have when they get knocked down!"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, old horse! you mustn't mind a bit of chaff.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "I was not knocked down, Gus, I tell you; and you'd better shut up!"
express in words
From this reading "I was not knocked down, Gus, I tell you; and you'd better shut up!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rather a way fellows have when they get knocked down!"
male cat
From this reading "He didn't floor me; I fell!" cried Tom indignantly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I was not knocked down, Gus, I tell you; and you'd better shut up!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was not knocked down, Gus, I tell you; and you'd better shut up!"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Rather a way fellows have when they get knocked down!"
at the time that
From this reading Rather a way fellows have when they get knocked down!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was not knocked down, Gus, I tell you; and you'd better shut up!"
Chapter 3 of The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch by Talbot Baines Reed holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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