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Chapter 3 of The Boy Artist. A Tale for the Young is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FEVER. And Raymond did work. Madge watched him with hopeful pride, and seldom stirred from his side. Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply. Raymond's hopes were bound up in the picture he was then engaged upon.
Chapter 3 of The Boy Artist. A Tale for the Young is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “THE FEVER.”
having or manifesting hope
From this reading “Madge watched him with hopeful pride, and seldom stirred from his side.”
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Raymond's hopes were bound up in the picture he was then engaged upon.”
the probability of a specified outcome
From this reading “Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.”
not often
From this reading “Madge watched him with hopeful pride, and seldom stirred from his side.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Madge watched him with hopeful pride, and seldom stirred from his side.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.”
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Raymond did work.
confined by bonds
From this reading Raymond's hopes were bound up in the picture he was then engaged upon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And Raymond did work.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Raymond's hopes were bound up in the picture he was then engaged upon.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading THE FEVER.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Madge watched him with hopeful pride, and seldom stirred from his side.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Raymond's hopes were bound up in the picture he was then engaged upon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Madge watched him with hopeful pride, and seldom stirred from his side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Madge watched him with hopeful pride, and seldom stirred from his side.
having or manifesting hope
From this reading Madge watched him with hopeful pride, and seldom stirred from his side.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Raymond's hopes were bound up in the picture he was then engaged upon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Raymond's hopes were bound up in the picture he was then engaged upon.
the probability of a specified outcome
From this reading Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madge watched him with hopeful pride, and seldom stirred from his side.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Raymond's hopes were bound up in the picture he was then engaged upon.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Madge watched him with hopeful pride, and seldom stirred from his side.
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From this reading And Raymond did work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raymond's hopes were bound up in the picture he was then engaged upon.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.
not often
From this reading Madge watched him with hopeful pride, and seldom stirred from his side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Madge watched him with hopeful pride, and seldom stirred from his side.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Madge watched him with hopeful pride, and seldom stirred from his side.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FEVER.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Raymond's hopes were bound up in the picture he was then engaged upon.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Raymond's hopes were bound up in the picture he was then engaged upon.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Raymond's hopes were bound up in the picture he was then engaged upon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Madge watched him with hopeful pride, and seldom stirred from his side.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Raymond's hopes were bound up in the picture he was then engaged upon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Madge watched him with hopeful pride, and seldom stirred from his side.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading And Raymond did work.
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