Chapter 3 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Volume 1 is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Volume 1 is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As he advanced he held out his hand. "Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children. Well, I thought I should run across you some time." He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words. "How are you?
Chapter 3 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Volume 1 is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading “As he advanced he held out his hand.”
give expression to
From this reading “He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.”
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading “He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Well, I thought I should run across you some time."”
cause fear in
From this reading “"Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “"Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children.”
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading “He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.”
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.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Well, I thought I should run across you some time."
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading As he advanced he held out his hand.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are you?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he advanced he held out his hand.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.
give expression to
From this reading He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.
a boy or man
From this reading "Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading As he advanced he held out his hand.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he advanced he held out his hand.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading As he advanced he held out his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he advanced he held out his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How are you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I thought I should run across you some time."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As he advanced he held out his hand.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Well, I thought I should run across you some time."
cause fear in
From this reading "Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Well, I thought I should run across you some time."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Well, I thought I should run across you some time."
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Well, I thought I should run across you some time."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Well, I thought I should run across you some time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children.
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I thought I should run across you some time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.
at the time that
From this reading "Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.
the words that are spoken
From this reading He shook hands with Westover, in token of the gratitude which did not express itself in words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, I thought I should run across you some time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, you're the one that stopped that fellow that day when he was tryin' to scare my children.
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