Chapter 3 of The Garden of Memories is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Garden of Memories is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh? That’s all, just heard it, mentioned and nothing more, eh?" "It’s a name I have heard, father, that’s all!" "And don’t signify anything to you, nothing particular, out of the way, eh?" "Nothing, father!"
Chapter 3 of The Garden of Memories is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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any thing at all
From this reading “"And don’t signify anything to you, nothing particular, out of the way, eh?"”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “"Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh?”
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “That’s all, just heard it, mentioned and nothing more, eh?"”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"It’s a name I have heard, father, that’s all!"”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “"And don’t signify anything to you, nothing particular, out of the way, eh?"”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “"Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh?”
denote or connote
From this reading “"And don’t signify anything to you, nothing particular, out of the way, eh?"”
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as might be expected
In this reading “"Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh?”
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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 "It’s a name I have heard, father, that’s all!"
(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 That’s all, just heard it, mentioned and nothing more, eh?"
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From this reading "Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That’s all, just heard it, mentioned and nothing more, eh?"
any thing at all
From this reading "And don’t signify anything to you, nothing particular, out of the way, eh?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And don’t signify anything to you, nothing particular, out of the way, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "It’s a name I have heard, father, that’s all!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It’s a name I have heard, father, that’s all!"
and nothing more
From this reading "Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh?
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading That’s all, just heard it, mentioned and nothing more, eh?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That’s all, just heard it, mentioned and nothing more, eh?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "It’s a name I have heard, father, that’s all!"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading That’s all, just heard it, mentioned and nothing more, eh?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "And don’t signify anything to you, nothing particular, out of the way, eh?"
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading "And don’t signify anything to you, nothing particular, out of the way, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh?
filled with bewilderment
From this reading "Pringle?" asked Allan, puzzled, "of course I have heard it, but——" "Heard it, just heard it—eh?
denote or connote
From this reading "And don’t signify anything to you, nothing particular, out of the way, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s all, just heard it, mentioned and nothing more, eh?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And don’t signify anything to you, nothing particular, out of the way, eh?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And don’t signify anything to you, nothing particular, out of the way, eh?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "And don’t signify anything to you, nothing particular, out of the way, eh?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And don’t signify anything to you, nothing particular, out of the way, eh?"
Chapter 3 of The Garden of Memories by Henry St. John Cooper holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 390 sentences of The Garden of Memories, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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