Chapter 3 of The Great Adventure is here in full — 425 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 Great Adventure is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(CARVE obeys.) Pack up and be out of this house within an hour. CARVE. I---- CYRUS. I shall not argue....
Chapter 3 of The Great Adventure is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
present reasons and arguments
From this reading “I shall not argue....”
form by carving
From this reading “(CARVE obeys.)”
Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)
From this reading “I---- CYRUS.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “Pack up and be out of this house within an hour.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Pack up and be out of this house within an hour.”
third-person singular of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “(CARVE obeys.)”
arrange in a container
From this reading “Pack up and be out of this house within an hour.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Pack up and be out of this house within an hour.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Pack up and be out of this house within an hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pack up and be out of this house within an hour.
present reasons and arguments
From this reading I shall not argue....
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Pack up and be out of this house within an hour.
form by carving
From this reading (CARVE obeys.)
Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)
From this reading I---- CYRUS.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Pack up and be out of this house within an hour.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Pack up and be out of this house within an hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I---- CYRUS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shall not argue....
third-person singular of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading (CARVE obeys.)
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pack up and be out of this house within an hour.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Pack up and be out of this house within an hour.
arrange in a container
From this reading Pack up and be out of this house within an hour.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall not argue....
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Pack up and be out of this house within an hour.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Pack up and be out of this house within an hour.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Pack up and be out of this house within an hour.
Chapter 3 of The Great Adventure by Arnold Bennett holds 425 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 425 sentences of The Great Adventure, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Great Adventure by Arnold Bennett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 425 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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