Chapter 3 of The Daughters of a Genius is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Daughters of a Genius is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hope's heart sank. She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised. "One was `A Song of Summer,'" she said slowly, "and another `Into the Night.'" "La-la-la-La! Ta-ta-ta-Ta!
Chapter 3 of The Daughters of a Genius is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.”
possessive form of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Hope's heart sank.”
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading “She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “Hope's heart sank.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “"One was `A Song of Summer,'" she said slowly, "and another `Into the Night.'"”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “"One was `A Song of Summer,'" she said slowly, "and another `Into the Night.'"”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “"One was `A Song of Summer,'" she said slowly, "and another `Into the Night.'"”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"One was `A Song of Summer,'" she said slowly, "and another `Into the Night.'"”
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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 "One was `A Song of Summer,'" she said slowly, "and another `Into the Night.'"
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "One was `A Song of Summer,'" she said slowly, "and another `Into the Night.'"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.
divisible by two
From this reading She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Hope's heart sank.
possessive form of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Hope's heart sank.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "One was `A Song of Summer,'" she said slowly, "and another `Into the Night.'"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "La-la-la-La!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "One was `A Song of Summer,'" she said slowly, "and another `Into the Night.'"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "One was `A Song of Summer,'" she said slowly, "and another `Into the Night.'"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One was `A Song of Summer,'" she said slowly, "and another `Into the Night.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "One was `A Song of Summer,'" she said slowly, "and another `Into the Night.'"
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Hope's heart sank.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "One was `A Song of Summer,'" she said slowly, "and another `Into the Night.'"
a short musical composition with words
From this reading "One was `A Song of Summer,'" she said slowly, "and another `Into the Night.'"
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading "One was `A Song of Summer,'" she said slowly, "and another `Into the Night.'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ta-ta-ta-Ta!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had expected the name to act as an open-sesame, and it was not even recognised.
Chapter 3 of The Daughters of a Genius by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 423 sentences of The Daughters of a Genius, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Daughters of a Genius by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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