Chapter 3 of The little country theater is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The little country theater is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nothing more was said. He left the office. In about three or four weeks he returned with a copy of a play. It was written in lead pencil on an old-fashioned yellow tablet. I asked him what the name of the play was, and he said he had called it “A Bee in a Drone’s Hive.”
Chapter 3 of The little country theater is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “I asked him what the name of the play was, and he said he had called it “A Bee in a Drone’s Hive.””
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “In about three or four weeks he returned with a copy of a play.”
a teeming multitude
From this reading “I asked him what the name of the play was, and he said he had called it “A Bee in a Drone’s Hive.””
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “It was written in lead pencil on an old-fashioned yellow tablet.”
out of fashion
From this reading “It was written in lead pencil on an old-fashioned yellow tablet.”
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading “It was written in lead pencil on an old-fashioned yellow tablet.”
a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
From this reading “It was written in lead pencil on an old-fashioned yellow tablet.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “It was written in lead pencil on an old-fashioned yellow tablet.”
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.
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pencil that has graphite as the marking substance
In this reading “It was written in lead pencil on an old-fashioned yellow tablet.”
In this reading “In about three or four weeks he returned with a copy of a play.”
In this reading “In about three or four weeks he returned with a copy of a play.”
In this reading “In about three or four weeks he returned with a copy of a play.”
In this reading “I asked him what the name of the play was, and he said he had called it “A Bee in a Drone’s Hive.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 In about three or four weeks he returned with a copy of a play.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In about three or four weeks he returned with a copy of a play.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was written in lead pencil on an old-fashioned yellow tablet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I asked him what the name of the play was, and he said he had called it “A Bee in a Drone’s Hive.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked him what the name of the play was, and he said he had called it “A Bee in a Drone’s Hive.”
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading I asked him what the name of the play was, and he said he had called it “A Bee in a Drone’s Hive.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I asked him what the name of the play was, and he said he had called it “A Bee in a Drone’s Hive.”
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading In about three or four weeks he returned with a copy of a play.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked him what the name of the play was, and he said he had called it “A Bee in a Drone’s Hive.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading In about three or four weeks he returned with a copy of a play.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I asked him what the name of the play was, and he said he had called it “A Bee in a Drone’s Hive.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left the office.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I asked him what the name of the play was, and he said he had called it “A Bee in a Drone’s Hive.”
a teeming multitude
From this reading I asked him what the name of the play was, and he said he had called it “A Bee in a Drone’s Hive.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked him what the name of the play was, and he said he had called it “A Bee in a Drone’s Hive.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In about three or four weeks he returned with a copy of a play.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was written in lead pencil on an old-fashioned yellow tablet.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading It was written in lead pencil on an old-fashioned yellow tablet.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He left the office.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Nothing more was said.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I asked him what the name of the play was, and he said he had called it “A Bee in a Drone’s Hive.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing more was said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In about three or four weeks he returned with a copy of a play.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading He left the office.
out of fashion
From this reading It was written in lead pencil on an old-fashioned yellow tablet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was written in lead pencil on an old-fashioned yellow tablet.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In about three or four weeks he returned with a copy of a play.
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading It was written in lead pencil on an old-fashioned yellow tablet.
participate in games or sport
From this reading In about three or four weeks he returned with a copy of a play.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading In about three or four weeks he returned with a copy of a play.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Nothing more was said.
a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
From this reading It was written in lead pencil on an old-fashioned yellow tablet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He left the office.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading In about three or four weeks he returned with a copy of a play.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing more was said.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading In about three or four weeks he returned with a copy of a play.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I asked him what the name of the play was, and he said he had called it “A Bee in a Drone’s Hive.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading In about three or four weeks he returned with a copy of a play.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading It was written in lead pencil on an old-fashioned yellow tablet.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading It was written in lead pencil on an old-fashioned yellow tablet.
Chapter 3 of The little country theater by Alfred G. (Alfred Gilmeiden) Arvold holds 376 sentences, grouped into 76 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 376 sentences of The little country theater, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The little country theater by Alfred G. (Alfred Gilmeiden) Arvold exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 376 sentences, grouped into 76 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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