Chapter 3 of The American family Robinson is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The American family Robinson is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No! we white men are made of sterner stuff than that. I will save them, or die with them." "If my white brother is brave Whirlwind is braver," returned the Chieftain. "What you would attempt and fail to accomplish by force, I will accomplish by stratagem. Let my white brother return, and leave the recovery of the children to me."
Chapter 3 of The American family Robinson is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
put in effect
From this reading “"What you would attempt and fail to accomplish by force, I will accomplish by stratagem.”
comparative of “brave” — possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “"If my white brother is brave Whirlwind is braver," returned the Chieftain.”
the leader of a group of people
From this reading “"If my white brother is brave Whirlwind is braver," returned the Chieftain.”
return to an original state
From this reading “Let my white brother return, and leave the recovery of the children to me."”
comparative of “stern” — of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “"No! we white men are made of sterner stuff than that.”
a maneuver in a game or conversation
From this reading “"What you would attempt and fail to accomplish by force, I will accomplish by stratagem.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “"No! we white men are made of sterner stuff than that.”
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
From this reading “"If my white brother is brave Whirlwind is braver," returned the Chieftain.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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put in effect
From this reading "What you would attempt and fail to accomplish by force, I will accomplish by stratagem.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What you would attempt and fail to accomplish by force, I will accomplish by stratagem.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "No! we white men are made of sterner stuff than that.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading "What you would attempt and fail to accomplish by force, I will accomplish by stratagem.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading "If my white brother is brave Whirlwind is braver," returned the Chieftain.
comparative of “brave” — possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading "If my white brother is brave Whirlwind is braver," returned the Chieftain.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "If my white brother is brave Whirlwind is braver," returned the Chieftain.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "What you would attempt and fail to accomplish by force, I will accomplish by stratagem.
the leader of a group of people
From this reading "If my white brother is brave Whirlwind is braver," returned the Chieftain.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Let my white brother return, and leave the recovery of the children to me."
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I will save them, or die with them."
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "What you would attempt and fail to accomplish by force, I will accomplish by stratagem.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading "What you would attempt and fail to accomplish by force, I will accomplish by stratagem.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will save them, or die with them."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If my white brother is brave Whirlwind is braver," returned the Chieftain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If my white brother is brave Whirlwind is braver," returned the Chieftain.
go away from a place
From this reading Let my white brother return, and leave the recovery of the children to me."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let my white brother return, and leave the recovery of the children to me."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "No! we white men are made of sterner stuff than that.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let my white brother return, and leave the recovery of the children to me."
the force of workers available
From this reading "No! we white men are made of sterner stuff than that.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If my white brother is brave Whirlwind is braver," returned the Chieftain.
not any; not one
From this reading "No! we white men are made of sterner stuff than that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No! we white men are made of sterner stuff than that.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I will save them, or die with them."
return to an original state
From this reading Let my white brother return, and leave the recovery of the children to me."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Let my white brother return, and leave the recovery of the children to me."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "If my white brother is brave Whirlwind is braver," returned the Chieftain.
except for; apart from
From this reading I will save them, or die with them."
comparative of “stern” — of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading "No! we white men are made of sterner stuff than that.
a maneuver in a game or conversation
From this reading "What you would attempt and fail to accomplish by force, I will accomplish by stratagem.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "No! we white men are made of sterner stuff than that.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "No! we white men are made of sterner stuff than that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No! we white men are made of sterner stuff than that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If my white brother is brave Whirlwind is braver," returned the Chieftain.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I will save them, or die with them."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What you would attempt and fail to accomplish by force, I will accomplish by stratagem.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "No! we white men are made of sterner stuff than that.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What you would attempt and fail to accomplish by force, I will accomplish by stratagem.
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
From this reading "If my white brother is brave Whirlwind is braver," returned the Chieftain.
a Caucasian
From this reading "No! we white men are made of sterner stuff than that.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will save them, or die with them."
in the company of; together with
From this reading I will save them, or die with them."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "What you would attempt and fail to accomplish by force, I will accomplish by stratagem.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What you would attempt and fail to accomplish by force, I will accomplish by stratagem.
Chapter 3 of The American family Robinson by D. W. (David W.) Belisle holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 438 sentences of The American family Robinson, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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