Chapter 3 of The Man from Home is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Man from Home is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HAWCASTLE [to HORACE]. Your countryman seems to be rather down on us! HORACE. This fellow is distinctly of the lower orders. We should cut him as completely in the States as here.
Chapter 3 of The Man from Home is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “We should cut him as completely in the States as here.”
a man from your own country
From this reading “Your countryman seems to be rather down on us!”
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “We should cut him as completely in the States as here.”
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading “This fellow is distinctly of the lower orders.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “HAWCASTLE [to HORACE].”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “This fellow is distinctly of the lower orders.”
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “This fellow is distinctly of the lower orders.”
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “We should cut him as completely in the States as here.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We should cut him as completely in the States as here.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Your countryman seems to be rather down on us!
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading We should cut him as completely in the States as here.
a man from your own country
From this reading Your countryman seems to be rather down on us!
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading We should cut him as completely in the States as here.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading This fellow is distinctly of the lower orders.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Your countryman seems to be rather down on us!
a boy or man
From this reading This fellow is distinctly of the lower orders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAWCASTLE [to HORACE].
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We should cut him as completely in the States as here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We should cut him as completely in the States as here.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading HAWCASTLE [to HORACE].
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We should cut him as completely in the States as here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This fellow is distinctly of the lower orders.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading This fellow is distinctly of the lower orders.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This fellow is distinctly of the lower orders.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Your countryman seems to be rather down on us!
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading This fellow is distinctly of the lower orders.
on the contrary
From this reading Your countryman seems to be rather down on us!
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Your countryman seems to be rather down on us!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We should cut him as completely in the States as here.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading We should cut him as completely in the States as here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This fellow is distinctly of the lower orders.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This fellow is distinctly of the lower orders.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HAWCASTLE [to HORACE].
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your countryman seems to be rather down on us!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We should cut him as completely in the States as here.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your countryman seems to be rather down on us!
Chapter 3 of The Man from Home by Booth Tarkington holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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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