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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2.

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2. is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MONDAY morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.
Monday morning always found him so--because it began another week's slow suffering in school.
He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
Tom lay thinking.
Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2.

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2. is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/68 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MONDAY morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.
/ˈmʌndi ˈmɔːrnɪŋ faʊnd tɑːm ˈsɔːjər ˈmɪzərəbəl/
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Monday morning always found him so--because it began another week's slow suffering in school.
Line 3
He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
/hiː ˈdʒenərəli bɪˈɡæn ðæt deɪ wɪð ˈwɪʃɪŋ hiː hæd hæd noʊ ˌɪntərˈviːnɪŋ ˈhɑːlədeɪ ɪt meɪd ðə ˈɡoʊɪŋ ˈɪntuː kæpˈtɪvəti ənd ˈfetərz əˈɡen soʊ mʌtʃ mɔːr ˈoʊdiəs/
Line 4
Tom lay thinking.
/tɑːm leɪ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
Line 5
Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.
/ˈprezəntli ɪt əˈkɜːrd tuː hɪm ðæt hiː wɪʃt hiː wɑːz sɪk ðen hiː kʊd steɪ hoʊm frʌm skuːl/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

captivity noun US /kæpˈtɪvəti/

the state of being imprisoned

From this reading “He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.”

fetters noun US /ˈfetərz/

plural of “fetter” — a shackle for the ankles or feet

From this reading “He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.”

holiday noun US /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading “He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.”

intervening adjective US /ˌɪntərˈviːnɪŋ/

occurring or falling between events or points in time

From this reading “He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.”

monday noun US /ˈmʌndi/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading “MONDAY morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.”

odious adjective US /ˈoʊdiəs/

unequivocally detestable

From this reading “He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.”

Sawyer noun US /ˈsɔːjər/

one who is employed to saw wood

From this reading “MONDAY morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.”

week's noun US /wiːks/

possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading “Monday morning always found him so--because it began another week's slow suffering in school.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Monday morning always found him so--because it began another week's slow suffering in school.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Monday morning always found him so--because it began another week's slow suffering in school.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Monday morning always found him so--because it began another week's slow suffering in school.

beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Monday morning always found him so--because it began another week's slow suffering in school.

captivitynounUS /kæpˈtɪvəti/

the state of being imprisoned

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

fettersnounUS /ˈfetərz/

plural of “fetter” — a shackle for the ankles or feet

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading MONDAY morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.

generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/

usually; as a rule

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Monday morning always found him so--because it began another week's slow suffering in school.

holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Monday morning always found him so--because it began another week's slow suffering in school.

interveningadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈviːnɪŋ/

occurring or falling between events or points in time

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Monday morning always found him so--because it began another week's slow suffering in school.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Tom lay thinking.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading MONDAY morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.

MONDAYnounUS /ˈmʌndi/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading MONDAY morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading MONDAY morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.

odiousadjectiveUS /ˈoʊdiəs/

unequivocally detestable

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

PresentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/

in the near future

From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.

SawyernounUS /ˈsɔːjər/

one who is employed to saw wood

From this reading MONDAY morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.

schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading Monday morning always found him so--because it began another week's slow suffering in school.

sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.

slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading Monday morning always found him so--because it began another week's slow suffering in school.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Monday morning always found him so--because it began another week's slow suffering in school.

stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.

sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

a state of acute pain

From this reading Monday morning always found him so--because it began another week's slow suffering in school.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.

thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Tom lay thinking.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.

TomnounUS /tɑːm/

male cat

From this reading MONDAY morning found Tom Sawyer miserable.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.

week'snounUS /wiːks/

possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Monday morning always found him so--because it began another week's slow suffering in school.

wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.

wishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/

a specific feeling of desire

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.

Chapter 3 of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2. by Mark Twain holds 340 sentences, grouped into 68 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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