Chapter 3 of The Flaw in the Crystal is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Flaw in the Crystal is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What did you know?" "Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one." "It's all right. He's going. Besides, he isn't in a state any more.
Chapter 3 of The Flaw in the Crystal is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, he isn't in a state any more.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “"Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."”
the act of departing
From this reading “He's going.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “"What did you know?"”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “"It's all right.”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “"Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “"Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."”
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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 Besides, he isn't in a state any more.
(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 "It's all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, he isn't in a state any more.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did you know?"
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading "Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."
the act of departing
From this reading He's going.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's going.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, he isn't in a state any more.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's all right.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "What did you know?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Besides, he isn't in a state any more.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It's all right.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did you know?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Well--the state he was in, and the effect it would have on you--that it would have on any one."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What did you know?"
Chapter 3 of The Flaw in the Crystal by May Sinclair holds 468 sentences, grouped into 94 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 468 sentences of The Flaw in the Crystal, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
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