Chapter 3 of The Amazing Interlude is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Amazing Interlude is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You know, Harvey, Sara Lee's not--I always think she's different, somehow." "Well, I guess yes! There's nobody like her." "You can't bully her, you know." Harvey stared at her with honestly perplexed eyes.
Chapter 3 of The Amazing Interlude is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “"You can't bully her, you know."”
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading “"You know, Harvey, Sara Lee's not--I always think she's different, somehow."”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “Harvey stared at her with honestly perplexed eyes.”
possessive form of “lee” — United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “"You know, Harvey, Sara Lee's not--I always think she's different, somehow."”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “There's nobody like her."”
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading “Harvey stared at her with honestly perplexed eyes.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “"You know, Harvey, Sara Lee's not--I always think she's different, somehow."”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Harvey stared at her with honestly perplexed eyes.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "You know, Harvey, Sara Lee's not--I always think she's different, somehow."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Harvey stared at her with honestly perplexed eyes.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading "You can't bully her, you know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You can't bully her, you know."
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading "You know, Harvey, Sara Lee's not--I always think she's different, somehow."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Harvey stared at her with honestly perplexed eyes.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Well, I guess yes!
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading "You know, Harvey, Sara Lee's not--I always think she's different, somehow."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There's nobody like her."
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading Harvey stared at her with honestly perplexed eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You know, Harvey, Sara Lee's not--I always think she's different, somehow."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know, Harvey, Sara Lee's not--I always think she's different, somehow."
possessive form of “lee” — United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading "You know, Harvey, Sara Lee's not--I always think she's different, somehow."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There's nobody like her."
no person; not anyone
From this reading There's nobody like her."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You know, Harvey, Sara Lee's not--I always think she's different, somehow."
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading Harvey stared at her with honestly perplexed eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know, Harvey, Sara Lee's not--I always think she's different, somehow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know, Harvey, Sara Lee's not--I always think she's different, somehow."
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading "You know, Harvey, Sara Lee's not--I always think she's different, somehow."
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Harvey stared at her with honestly perplexed eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's nobody like her."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You know, Harvey, Sara Lee's not--I always think she's different, somehow."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I guess yes!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harvey stared at her with honestly perplexed eyes.
an affirmative
From this reading "Well, I guess yes!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know, Harvey, Sara Lee's not--I always think she's different, somehow."
Chapter 3 of The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 227 sentences of The Amazing Interlude, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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