Chapter 3 of The Heart Line: A Drama of San Francisco is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Heart Line: A Drama of San Francisco is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fancy nodded. "August 5th," he dictated. "Mrs. Riley. Age sixty-five. Spatulate, extreme type.
Chapter 3 of The Heart Line: A Drama of San Francisco is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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how long something has existed
From this reading “Age sixty-five.”
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “"August 5th," he dictated.”
determined or decided upon as by an authority
From this reading “"August 5th," he dictated.”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “Spatulate, extreme type.”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “Fancy nodded.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Fancy nodded.”
United States poet (1849-1916)
From this reading “"Mrs. Riley.”
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading “Spatulate, extreme type.”
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From this reading "August 5th," he dictated.
how long something has existed
From this reading Age sixty-five.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading "August 5th," he dictated.
determined or decided upon as by an authority
From this reading "August 5th," he dictated.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Spatulate, extreme type.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Fancy nodded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "August 5th," he dictated.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs. Riley.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Fancy nodded.
United States poet (1849-1916)
From this reading "Mrs. Riley.
being five more than sixty
From this reading Age sixty-five.
(of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base
From this reading Spatulate, extreme type.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading Spatulate, extreme type.
Chapter 3 of The Heart Line: A Drama of San Francisco by Gelett Burgess holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 404 sentences of The Heart Line: A Drama of San Francisco, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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