Chapter 3 of The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) is here in full — 1211 sentences across 243 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) is here in full — 1211 sentences across 243 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BREAKERS Duck! Dive! Here comes another one! Wait till the crest-ruffles show! Beyond is smooth water in beauty and wonder-- Shut your mouth!
Chapter 3 of The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) is here in full — 1211 sentences across 243 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “Beyond is smooth water in beauty and wonder-- Shut your mouth!”
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading “BREAKERS Duck!”
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading “Dive!”
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading “BREAKERS Duck!”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “Beyond is smooth water in beauty and wonder-- Shut your mouth!”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “Beyond is smooth water in beauty and wonder-- Shut your mouth!”
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading “Beyond is smooth water in beauty and wonder-- Shut your mouth!”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Beyond is smooth water in beauty and wonder-- Shut your mouth!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beyond is smooth water in beauty and wonder-- Shut your mouth!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Here comes another one!
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Beyond is smooth water in beauty and wonder-- Shut your mouth!
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond is smooth water in beauty and wonder-- Shut your mouth!
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading BREAKERS Duck!
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Here comes another one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wait till the crest-ruffles show!
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading Dive!
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading BREAKERS Duck!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here comes another one!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beyond is smooth water in beauty and wonder-- Shut your mouth!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beyond is smooth water in beauty and wonder-- Shut your mouth!
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Beyond is smooth water in beauty and wonder-- Shut your mouth!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here comes another one!
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Wait till the crest-ruffles show!
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Beyond is smooth water in beauty and wonder-- Shut your mouth!
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Beyond is smooth water in beauty and wonder-- Shut your mouth!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wait till the crest-ruffles show!
up to a particular time
From this reading Wait till the crest-ruffles show!
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wait till the crest-ruffles show!
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Beyond is smooth water in beauty and wonder-- Shut your mouth!
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Beyond is smooth water in beauty and wonder-- Shut your mouth!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Beyond is smooth water in beauty and wonder-- Shut your mouth!
Chapter 3 of The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Charlotte Perkins [Editor] Gilman holds 1211 sentences, grouped into 243 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 1211 sentences of The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910), unabridged, divided into 243 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Charlotte Perkins [Editor] Gilman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1211 sentences, grouped into 243 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.
Work through the 243 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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