Chapter 3 of The Inglises is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Inglises is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Pooh," said Jem. "That's nothing. Anybody could do that. I am going to make a steam-engine some day." "You're a smart boy, if we are to believe you," said Miss Bethia.
Chapter 3 of The Inglises is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
any person at all
From this reading “Anybody could do that.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"You're a smart boy, if we are to believe you," said Miss Bethia.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “"You're a smart boy, if we are to believe you," said Miss Bethia.”
the act of departing
From this reading “I am going to make a steam-engine some day."”
a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
From this reading “"Pooh," said Jem.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"You're a smart boy, if we are to believe you," said Miss Bethia.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"That's nothing.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “"You're a smart boy, if we are to believe you," said Miss Bethia.”
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 I am going to make a steam-engine some day."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to make a steam-engine some day."
any person at all
From this reading Anybody could do that.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You're a smart boy, if we are to believe you," said Miss Bethia.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "You're a smart boy, if we are to believe you," said Miss Bethia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a smart boy, if we are to believe you," said Miss Bethia.
a youthful male person
From this reading "You're a smart boy, if we are to believe you," said Miss Bethia.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Anybody could do that.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I am going to make a steam-engine some day."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Anybody could do that.
the act of departing
From this reading I am going to make a steam-engine some day."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am going to make a steam-engine some day."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You're a smart boy, if we are to believe you," said Miss Bethia.
a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
From this reading "Pooh," said Jem.
engage in
From this reading I am going to make a steam-engine some day."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "You're a smart boy, if we are to believe you," said Miss Bethia.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "That's nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pooh," said Jem.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Pooh," said Jem.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading "You're a smart boy, if we are to believe you," said Miss Bethia.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I am going to make a steam-engine some day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am going to make a steam-engine some day."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anybody could do that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am going to make a steam-engine some day."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You're a smart boy, if we are to believe you," said Miss Bethia.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You're a smart boy, if we are to believe you," said Miss Bethia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a smart boy, if we are to believe you," said Miss Bethia.
Chapter 3 of The Inglises by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of The Inglises, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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