Chapter 3 of The Bandbox is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Bandbox is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, yes; I did. How-d'-you-do?" Staff offered his hand. "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe." "Yes ...?"
Chapter 3 of The Bandbox is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 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.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."”
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “Staff offered his hand.”
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading “"Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."”
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading “Staff offered his hand.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “"Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Oh, yes; I did.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh, yes; I did.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Staff offered his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Staff offered his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How-d'-you-do?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, yes; I did.
and nothing more
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Staff offered his hand.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes; I did.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
cut with a saw
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading Staff offered his hand.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes; I did.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sure I recognised you just now--saw you on the main-deck--talking to Miss Landis, I believe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How-d'-you-do?"
Chapter 3 of The Bandbox by Louis Joseph Vance holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 414 sentences of The Bandbox, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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