Chapter 3 of The Little Schoolmaster Mark is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Little Schoolmaster Mark is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_The good are not happy, and the happy are not good_"--was she then good because she was so miserable? Ah no! Or was this wretchedness a wicked thing? Again, surely not! As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
Chapter 3 of The Little Schoolmaster Mark is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading “As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.”
shining intensely
From this reading “As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.”
twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
From this reading “As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.”
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading “As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.”
the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.”
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading “As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.”
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading “As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.”
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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In this reading “As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.”
In this reading “Or was this wretchedness a wicked thing?”
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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 Or was this wretchedness a wicked thing?
anew
From this reading Again, surely not!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah no!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_The good are not happy, and the happy are not good_"--was she then good because she was so miserable?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "_The good are not happy, and the happy are not good_"--was she then good because she was so miserable?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
for the reason that
From this reading "_The good are not happy, and the happy are not good_"--was she then good because she was so miserable?
shining intensely
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
opinion or judgment
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "_The good are not happy, and the happy are not good_"--was she then good because she was so miserable?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "_The good are not happy, and the happy are not good_"--was she then good because she was so miserable?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading "_The good are not happy, and the happy are not good_"--was she then good because she was so miserable?
not any; not one
From this reading Ah no!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "_The good are not happy, and the happy are not good_"--was she then good because she was so miserable?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or was this wretchedness a wicked thing?
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
cut with a saw
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_The good are not happy, and the happy are not good_"--was she then good because she was so miserable?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "_The good are not happy, and the happy are not good_"--was she then good because she was so miserable?
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Again, surely not!
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_The good are not happy, and the happy are not good_"--was she then good because she was so miserable?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "_The good are not happy, and the happy are not good_"--was she then good because she was so miserable?
a special situation
From this reading Or was this wretchedness a wicked thing?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Or was this wretchedness a wicked thing?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_The good are not happy, and the happy are not good_"--was she then good because she was so miserable?
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading Or was this wretchedness a wicked thing?
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she lay thus, crushed and beaten down, her form contorted with sobs, a quiet footstep roused her, and, raising her eyes, she saw the Prince through her blinding tears.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Or was this wretchedness a wicked thing?
Chapter 3 of The Little Schoolmaster Mark by J. H. (Joseph Henry) Shorthouse holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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