Chapter 3 of The Little Review, April 1916 (Vol. 3, No. 2) is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Little Review, April 1916 (Vol. 3, No. 2) is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EVERYMAN’S ENCYCLOPEDIA is the cure for inefficiency. It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home. Twelve volumes in box. Cloth. Send $6.00.
Chapter 3 of The Little Review, April 1916 (Vol. 3, No. 2) is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/96 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
superlative of “cheap” — relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading “It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.”
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading “It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.”
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “EVERYMAN’S ENCYCLOPEDIA is the cure for inefficiency.”
a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
From this reading “EVERYMAN’S ENCYCLOPEDIA is the cure for inefficiency.”
possessive form of “everyman” — the ordinary person
superlative of “handy” — easy to reach
From this reading “It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.”
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency
From this reading “EVERYMAN’S ENCYCLOPEDIA is the cure for inefficiency.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “Twelve volumes in box.”
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 “EVERYMAN’S ENCYCLOPEDIA is the cure for inefficiency.”
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Send $6.00.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Twelve volumes in box.
superlative of “cheap” — relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Cloth.
brought together in one place
From this reading It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading EVERYMAN’S ENCYCLOPEDIA is the cure for inefficiency.
a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
From this reading EVERYMAN’S ENCYCLOPEDIA is the cure for inefficiency.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.
possessive form of “everyman” — the ordinary person
From this reading EVERYMAN’S ENCYCLOPEDIA is the cure for inefficiency.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading EVERYMAN’S ENCYCLOPEDIA is the cure for inefficiency.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.
superlative of “handy” — easy to reach
From this reading It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency
From this reading EVERYMAN’S ENCYCLOPEDIA is the cure for inefficiency.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EVERYMAN’S ENCYCLOPEDIA is the cure for inefficiency.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Send $6.00.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is the handiest and cheapest form of modern collected knowledge, and should be in every classroom, every office, every home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EVERYMAN’S ENCYCLOPEDIA is the cure for inefficiency.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Twelve volumes in box.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Twelve volumes in box.
Chapter 3 of The Little Review, April 1916 (Vol. 3, No. 2) by Various holds 482 sentences, grouped into 97 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 482 sentences of The Little Review, April 1916 (Vol. 3, No. 2), unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Little Review, April 1916 (Vol. 3, No. 2) by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 482 sentences, grouped into 97 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.
Work through the 97 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 97 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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