Chapter 3 of The Black Dog, and Other Stories is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Black Dog, and Other Stories is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Mrs. Macarthy! I never saw or heard of her again. I told you that.” “Ah, yes, you told me. So you slung off to America.”
Chapter 3 of The Black Dog, and Other Stories is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “So you slung off to America.””
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I never saw or heard of her again.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ““Mrs. Macarthy!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “So you slung off to America.””
cut with a saw
From this reading “I never saw or heard of her again.”
inflected form of “sling” — hurl as if with a sling
From this reading “So you slung off to America.””
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I told you that.””
an affirmative
From this reading ““Ah, yes, you told me.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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anew
From this reading I never saw or heard of her again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, yes, you told me.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading So you slung off to America.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I never saw or heard of her again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I never saw or heard of her again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never saw or heard of her again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. Macarthy!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ah, yes, you told me.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mrs. Macarthy!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never saw or heard of her again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I never saw or heard of her again.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So you slung off to America.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I never saw or heard of her again.
cut with a saw
From this reading I never saw or heard of her again.
inflected form of “sling” — hurl as if with a sling
From this reading So you slung off to America.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you slung off to America.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I told you that.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So you slung off to America.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told you that.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Ah, yes, you told me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I told you that.”
Chapter 3 of The Black Dog, and Other Stories by A. E. (Alfred Edgar) Coppard holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 395 sentences of The Black Dog, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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