Chapter 3 of The Fortunes of Garin is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Fortunes of Garin is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NIGHTINGALE FOULQUE the Cripple listened with a perturbed brow. “You should have left him alone! A wretched herd-girl!” “If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.” “Psha!” said Foulque.
Chapter 3 of The Fortunes of Garin is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “THE NIGHTINGALE FOULQUE the Cripple listened with a perturbed brow.”
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
From this reading “THE NIGHTINGALE FOULQUE the Cripple listened with a perturbed brow.”
in a heated manner
From this reading ““If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.””
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading ““If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.””
aristocrats holding the rank of knight
From this reading ““If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.””
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
From this reading “THE NIGHTINGALE FOULQUE the Cripple listened with a perturbed brow.”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading “THE NIGHTINGALE FOULQUE the Cripple listened with a perturbed brow.”
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “A wretched herd-girl!””
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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 “THE NIGHTINGALE FOULQUE the Cripple listened with a perturbed brow.”
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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 THE NIGHTINGALE FOULQUE the Cripple listened with a perturbed brow.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “You should have left him alone!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading THE NIGHTINGALE FOULQUE the Cripple listened with a perturbed brow.
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
From this reading THE NIGHTINGALE FOULQUE the Cripple listened with a perturbed brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NIGHTINGALE FOULQUE the Cripple listened with a perturbed brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You should have left him alone!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wretched herd-girl!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You should have left him alone!
in a heated manner
From this reading “If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.”
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading “If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.”
aristocrats holding the rank of knight
From this reading “If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “You should have left him alone!
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading THE NIGHTINGALE FOULQUE the Cripple listened with a perturbed brow.
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
From this reading THE NIGHTINGALE FOULQUE the Cripple listened with a perturbed brow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading THE NIGHTINGALE FOULQUE the Cripple listened with a perturbed brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Psha!” said Foulque.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “You should have left him alone!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHTINGALE FOULQUE the Cripple listened with a perturbed brow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If I am to be knight,” said Garin hotly, “I will not read knighthood so.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE NIGHTINGALE FOULQUE the Cripple listened with a perturbed brow.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading A wretched herd-girl!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You should have left him alone!
Chapter 3 of The Fortunes of Garin by Mary Johnston holds 240 sentences, grouped into 48 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.
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