Chapter 3 of The Lightning Conductor Discovers America is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Lightning Conductor Discovers America is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I've made a start," he modestly replied. "I'll tell you all about it. Jove! You've grown up a dashed pretty girl. We shan't make a bad-looking pair trotting around together--what?
Chapter 3 of The Lightning Conductor Discovers America is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 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.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “We shan't make a bad-looking pair trotting around together--what?”
having gaps or spaces
From this reading “You've grown up a dashed pretty girl.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “You've grown up a dashed pretty girl.”
with modesty; in a modest manner
From this reading “"I've made a start," he modestly replied.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “We shan't make a bad-looking pair trotting around together--what?”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “You've grown up a dashed pretty girl.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “"I've made a start," he modestly replied.”
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “We shan't make a bad-looking pair trotting around together--what?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I've made a start," he modestly replied.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I'll tell you all about it.
(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 "I'll tell you all about it.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We shan't make a bad-looking pair trotting around together--what?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shan't make a bad-looking pair trotting around together--what?
having gaps or spaces
From this reading You've grown up a dashed pretty girl.
a young female
From this reading You've grown up a dashed pretty girl.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading You've grown up a dashed pretty girl.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I've made a start," he modestly replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll tell you all about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've made a start," he modestly replied.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'll tell you all about it.
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading Jove!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I've made a start," he modestly replied.
engage in
From this reading We shan't make a bad-looking pair trotting around together--what?
with modesty; in a modest manner
From this reading "I've made a start," he modestly replied.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading We shan't make a bad-looking pair trotting around together--what?
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading You've grown up a dashed pretty girl.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I've made a start," he modestly replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shan't make a bad-looking pair trotting around together--what?
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I've made a start," he modestly replied.
express in words
From this reading "I'll tell you all about it.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We shan't make a bad-looking pair trotting around together--what?
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading We shan't make a bad-looking pair trotting around together--what?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You've grown up a dashed pretty girl.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shan't make a bad-looking pair trotting around together--what?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We shan't make a bad-looking pair trotting around together--what?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll tell you all about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've grown up a dashed pretty girl.
Chapter 3 of The Lightning Conductor Discovers America by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson 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 Lightning Conductor Discovers America, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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