Chapter 3 of The justice of Gideon is here in full — 423 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 justice of Gideon is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The owner of the mine!” “‘We want you up here’ is what he said. And ‘Come prepared for anything.’ But a-course----” It was his turn to break off. His grey eyes were anxious.
Chapter 3 of The justice of Gideon is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
eagerly desirous
From this reading “His grey eyes were anxious.”
any thing at all
From this reading “And ‘Come prepared for anything.’”
terminate
From this reading “But a-course----” It was his turn to break off.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “His grey eyes were anxious.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ““The owner of the mine!””
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading ““The owner of the mine!””
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading “And ‘Come prepared for anything.’”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “But a-course----” It was his turn to break off.”
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 this reading “His grey eyes were anxious.”
interrupt before its natural or planned end
In this reading “But a-course----” It was his turn to break off.”
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From this reading But a-course----” It was his turn to break off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And ‘Come prepared for anything.’
eagerly desirous
From this reading His grey eyes were anxious.
any thing at all
From this reading And ‘Come prepared for anything.’
terminate
From this reading But a-course----” It was his turn to break off.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a-course----” It was his turn to break off.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And ‘Come prepared for anything.’
opinion or judgment
From this reading His grey eyes were anxious.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And ‘Come prepared for anything.’
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading His grey eyes were anxious.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘We want you up here’ is what he said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “‘We want you up here’ is what he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But a-course----” It was his turn to break off.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘We want you up here’ is what he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But a-course----” It was his turn to break off.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The owner of the mine!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The owner of the mine!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But a-course----” It was his turn to break off.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “The owner of the mine!”
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading And ‘Come prepared for anything.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “‘We want you up here’ is what he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The owner of the mine!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But a-course----” It was his turn to break off.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading But a-course----” It was his turn to break off.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “‘We want you up here’ is what he said.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “‘We want you up here’ is what he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But a-course----” It was his turn to break off.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “‘We want you up here’ is what he said.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His grey eyes were anxious.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “‘We want you up here’ is what he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘We want you up here’ is what he said.
Chapter 3 of The justice of Gideon by Eleanor Gates holds 423 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 423 sentences of The justice of Gideon, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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