Chapter 3 of The laughter of Toffee is here in full — 470 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The laughter of Toffee is here in full — 470 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What!" Marc said. "That's all!" the little man said. "It was all explained to me. The stuff works different on different people.
Chapter 3 of The laughter of Toffee is here in full — 470 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “The stuff works different on different people.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"It was all explained to me.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “"That's all!" the little man said.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “"That's all!" the little man said.”
made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing
From this reading “Marc said.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “The stuff works different on different people.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “The stuff works different on different people.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “The stuff works different on different people.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "That's all!" the little man said.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading The stuff works different on different people.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "It was all explained to me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was all explained to me.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "That's all!" the little man said.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "That's all!" the little man said.
made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing
From this reading Marc said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It was all explained to me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The stuff works different on different people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The stuff works different on different people.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Marc said.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading The stuff works different on different people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's all!" the little man said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That's all!" the little man said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It was all explained to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was all explained to me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!"
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading The stuff works different on different people.
Chapter 3 of The laughter of Toffee by Henry Farrell holds 470 sentences, grouped into 94 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 470 sentences of The laughter of Toffee, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
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