Chapter 3 of The book of Martha is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The book of Martha is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.” “But I left a chop for him, didn’t I?” I asked. “Yes’m, but he’s been at the grouse all the same. He would have it.
Chapter 3 of The book of Martha is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I asked.”
cut into pieces
From this reading ““But I left a chop for him, didn’t I?””
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading ““There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.””
flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
From this reading ““There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.””
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading ““There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.””
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading ““There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.””
Identical; not different.
From this reading ““Yes’m, but he’s been at the grouse all the same.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “But I left a chop for him, didn’t I?”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Yes’m, but he’s been at the grouse all the same.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I left a chop for him, didn’t I?”
cut into pieces
From this reading “But I left a chop for him, didn’t I?”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I left a chop for him, didn’t I?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But I left a chop for him, didn’t I?”
flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
From this reading “There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would have it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes’m, but he’s been at the grouse all the same.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But I left a chop for him, didn’t I?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I left a chop for him, didn’t I?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.”
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Yes’m, but he’s been at the grouse all the same.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “There is very little of the cold grouse left, m’m,” said Ruth, “the master’s been at it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes’m, but he’s been at the grouse all the same.
Chapter 3 of The book of Martha by Mrs. Dowdall holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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 451 sentences of The book of Martha, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The book of Martha by Mrs. Dowdall exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 451 sentences, grouped into 91 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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