Chapter 3 of The Deluge is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Deluge is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I know all that,” said I. “You miss my point. Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?” “Um--um,” he muttered reflectively. “That's different.”
Chapter 3 of The Deluge is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading ““That's different.””
to come or go into
From this reading “Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?””
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading ““Um--um,” he muttered reflectively.”
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading ““You miss my point.”
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading “Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?””
express a supposition
From this reading “Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?””
a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants
From this reading “Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?””
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?””
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 “I know all that,” said I.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “That's different.”
to come or go into
From this reading Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Um--um,” he muttered reflectively.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know all that,” said I.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know all that,” said I.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “You miss my point.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Um--um,” he muttered reflectively.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You miss my point.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “You miss my point.
in a reflective manner
From this reading “Um--um,” he muttered reflectively.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I know all that,” said I.
express in words
From this reading Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?”
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?”
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?”
a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants
From this reading Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I know all that,” said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That's different.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Um--um,” he muttered reflectively.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Suppose you wanted to enter me for--say, the Society Sweepstakes--what then?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You miss my point.
Chapter 3 of The Deluge by David Graham Phillips holds 425 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 425 sentences of The Deluge, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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