Chapter 3 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, papa.” But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered. Linda’s father pulled her ear teasingly, in the way he had. “Linny’s beau,” he whispered. “Oh, papa, fancy being married to Stanley Burnell!”
Chapter 3 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading ““Linny’s beau,” he whispered.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.”
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading “But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ““Yes, papa.””
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Linda’s father pulled her ear teasingly, in the way he had.”
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading “But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.”
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading ““Oh, papa, fancy being married to Stanley Burnell!””
not covered with clothing
From this reading “But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.”
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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 But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading “Linny’s beau,” he whispered.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Oh, papa, fancy being married to Stanley Burnell!”
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, papa, fancy being married to Stanley Burnell!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Linda’s father pulled her ear teasingly, in the way he had.
divisible by two
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “Oh, papa, fancy being married to Stanley Burnell!”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Linda’s father pulled her ear teasingly, in the way he had.
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Linda’s father pulled her ear teasingly, in the way he had.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Linda’s father pulled her ear teasingly, in the way he had.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Linda’s father pulled her ear teasingly, in the way he had.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Linda’s father pulled her ear teasingly, in the way he had.
and nothing more
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Linda’s father pulled her ear teasingly, in the way he had.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Linny’s beau,” he whispered.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
joined in matrimony
From this reading “Oh, papa, fancy being married to Stanley Burnell!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, papa, fancy being married to Stanley Burnell!”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Yes, papa.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Linda’s father pulled her ear teasingly, in the way he had.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading “Oh, papa, fancy being married to Stanley Burnell!”
in a playfully teasing manner
From this reading Linda’s father pulled her ear teasingly, in the way he had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Linda’s father pulled her ear teasingly, in the way he had.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, papa, fancy being married to Stanley Burnell!”
not covered with clothing
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
precisely as stated
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Linda’s father pulled her ear teasingly, in the way he had.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Linny’s beau,” he whispered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, papa.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But just then a very broad young man with bright ginger hair walked slowly past their house, and slowly, solemnly even, uncovered.
Chapter 3 of The Garden Party, and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 235 sentences of The Garden Party, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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