Chapter 3 of The Amazing Inheritance is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Amazing Inheritance is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Call me Bill!" he begged, and his face was red too. Tessie almost swooned. Call her hero--her wonder man--Bill! She couldn't! "As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.
Chapter 3 of The Amazing Inheritance is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an ardent manner
From this reading “"As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"Call me Bill!" he begged, and his face was red too.”
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “"As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.”
a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
From this reading “"As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “Call her hero--her wonder man--Bill!”
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “"As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.”
past form of “swoon” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “Tessie almost swooned.”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Tessie almost swooned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Call me Bill!" he begged, and his face was red too.
in an ardent manner
From this reading "As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Call me Bill!" he begged, and his face was red too.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading "As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "Call me Bill!" he begged, and his face was red too.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Call me Bill!" he begged, and his face was red too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She couldn't!
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.
a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
From this reading "As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Call me Bill!" he begged, and his face was red too.
a social unit living together
From this reading "As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Call me Bill!" he begged, and his face was red too.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Call her hero--her wonder man--Bill!
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Call her hero--her wonder man--Bill!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Call me Bill!" he begged, and his face was red too.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Call her hero--her wonder man--Bill!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Call me Bill!" he begged, and his face was red too.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "Call me Bill!" he begged, and his face was red too.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading "As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She couldn't!
past form of “swoon” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading Tessie almost swooned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tessie almost swooned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Call me Bill!" he begged, and his face was red too.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Call me Bill!" he begged, and his face was red too.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "As Dad said, we belong to the same family--the Evergreen," Mr. Bill reminded her ardently.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Call her hero--her wonder man--Bill!
Chapter 3 of The Amazing Inheritance by Frances R. (Frances Roberta) Sterrett holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 398 sentences of The Amazing Inheritance, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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