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Chapter 3 of The Bars of Iron is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DISCIPLINE "Mrs. Denys, may I come in?" Jeanie Lorimer's small, delicate face peeped round the door. "I've brought my French exercise to do," she said half-apologetically. "I thought perhaps you wouldn't mind." "Of course come in, dear child!
Chapter 3 of The Bars of Iron is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a young person of either sex
From this reading “"Of course come in, dear child!”
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading “Jeanie Lorimer's small, delicate face peeped round the door.”
third-person singular of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “DISCIPLINE "Mrs. Denys, may I come in?"”
a branch of knowledge
From this reading “DISCIPLINE "Mrs. Denys, may I come in?"”
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading “"I've brought my French exercise to do," she said half-apologetically.”
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “"I've brought my French exercise to do," she said half-apologetically.”
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading “Jeanie Lorimer's small, delicate face peeped round the door.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Jeanie Lorimer's small, delicate face peeped round the door.”
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inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "I've brought my French exercise to do," she said half-apologetically.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Of course come in, dear child!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Mrs. Denys, may I come in?"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course come in, dear child!
dearly loved
From this reading "Of course come in, dear child!
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading Jeanie Lorimer's small, delicate face peeped round the door.
third-person singular of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Mrs. Denys, may I come in?"
a branch of knowledge
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Mrs. Denys, may I come in?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I've brought my French exercise to do," she said half-apologetically.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Jeanie Lorimer's small, delicate face peeped round the door.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading "I've brought my French exercise to do," she said half-apologetically.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Jeanie Lorimer's small, delicate face peeped round the door.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading "I've brought my French exercise to do," she said half-apologetically.
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From this reading "I've brought my French exercise to do," she said half-apologetically.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Mrs. Denys, may I come in?"
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From this reading "I've brought my French exercise to do," she said half-apologetically.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Mrs. Denys, may I come in?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jeanie Lorimer's small, delicate face peeped round the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jeanie Lorimer's small, delicate face peeped round the door.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Mrs. Denys, may I come in?"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "I thought perhaps you wouldn't mind."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading DISCIPLINE "Mrs. Denys, may I come in?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I've brought my French exercise to do," she said half-apologetically.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course come in, dear child!
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading Jeanie Lorimer's small, delicate face peeped round the door.
by chance
From this reading "I thought perhaps you wouldn't mind."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Jeanie Lorimer's small, delicate face peeped round the door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I've brought my French exercise to do," she said half-apologetically.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I've brought my French exercise to do," she said half-apologetically.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Jeanie Lorimer's small, delicate face peeped round the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jeanie Lorimer's small, delicate face peeped round the door.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought perhaps you wouldn't mind."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've brought my French exercise to do," she said half-apologetically.
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From this reading "I thought perhaps you wouldn't mind."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought perhaps you wouldn't mind."
Chapter 3 of The Bars of Iron by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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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