Chapter 3 of The Glebe 1914/03 (Vol. 1, No. 6): Erna Vitek is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Glebe 1914/03 (Vol. 1, No. 6): Erna Vitek is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Erna was in a groggy state. One last stinging argument would have finished her. She hesitated, as did Jimmy, who, unfortunately, resorted to stalling. At length, she said: "Gimme until to-night!" Now, Jimmy missed entirely: "But I say, Erna.
Chapter 3 of The Glebe 1914/03 (Vol. 1, No. 6): Erna Vitek is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “One last stinging argument would have finished her.”
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
From this reading “Erna was in a groggy state.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “She hesitated, as did Jimmy, who, unfortunately, resorted to stalling.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Now, Jimmy missed entirely: "But I say, Erna.”
past form of “resort” — have recourse to
From this reading “She hesitated, as did Jimmy, who, unfortunately, resorted to stalling.”
a tactic used to mislead or delay
From this reading “She hesitated, as did Jimmy, who, unfortunately, resorted to stalling.”
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
From this reading “One last stinging argument would have finished her.”
by bad luck
From this reading “She hesitated, as did Jimmy, who, unfortunately, resorted to stalling.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
in a lengthy or prolix manner
In this reading “At length, she said: "Gimme until to-night!"”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Erna was in a groggy state.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading One last stinging argument would have finished her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She hesitated, as did Jimmy, who, unfortunately, resorted to stalling.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length, she said: "Gimme until to-night!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now, Jimmy missed entirely: "But I say, Erna.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She hesitated, as did Jimmy, who, unfortunately, resorted to stalling.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Now, Jimmy missed entirely: "But I say, Erna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Erna was in a groggy state.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading One last stinging argument would have finished her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At length, she said: "Gimme until to-night!"
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
From this reading Erna was in a groggy state.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One last stinging argument would have finished her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One last stinging argument would have finished her.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading She hesitated, as did Jimmy, who, unfortunately, resorted to stalling.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now, Jimmy missed entirely: "But I say, Erna.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Erna was in a groggy state.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading She hesitated, as did Jimmy, who, unfortunately, resorted to stalling.
immediately past
From this reading One last stinging argument would have finished her.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length, she said: "Gimme until to-night!"
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Now, Jimmy missed entirely: "But I say, Erna.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, Jimmy missed entirely: "But I say, Erna.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One last stinging argument would have finished her.
past form of “resort” — have recourse to
From this reading She hesitated, as did Jimmy, who, unfortunately, resorted to stalling.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At length, she said: "Gimme until to-night!"
express in words
From this reading Now, Jimmy missed entirely: "But I say, Erna.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hesitated, as did Jimmy, who, unfortunately, resorted to stalling.
a tactic used to mislead or delay
From this reading She hesitated, as did Jimmy, who, unfortunately, resorted to stalling.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Erna was in a groggy state.
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
From this reading One last stinging argument would have finished her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She hesitated, as did Jimmy, who, unfortunately, resorted to stalling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At length, she said: "Gimme until to-night!"
by bad luck
From this reading She hesitated, as did Jimmy, who, unfortunately, resorted to stalling.
up to a particular time
From this reading At length, she said: "Gimme until to-night!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Erna was in a groggy state.
which person or people
From this reading She hesitated, as did Jimmy, who, unfortunately, resorted to stalling.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One last stinging argument would have finished her.
Chapter 3 of The Glebe 1914/03 (Vol. 1, No. 6): Erna Vitek by Alfred Kreymborg holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of The Glebe 1914/03 (Vol. 1, No. 6): Erna Vitek, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Glebe 1914/03 (Vol. 1, No. 6): Erna Vitek by Alfred Kreymborg exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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