Chapter 3 of The Man in the Brown Suit is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Man in the Brown Suit is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Every one was very kind to me. Dazed as I was, I appreciated that. I felt no overwhelming grief. Papa had never loved me, I knew that well enough. If he had, I might have loved him in return.
Chapter 3 of The Man in the Brown Suit is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 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.
fully understood or grasped
From this reading “Dazed as I was, I appreciated that.”
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading “Dazed as I was, I appreciated that.”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “I felt no overwhelming grief.”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “Every one was very kind to me.”
held dear
From this reading “Papa had never loved me, I knew that well enough.”
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading “I felt no overwhelming grief.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Papa had never loved me, I knew that well enough.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “If he had, I might have loved him in return.”
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 “Papa had never loved me, I knew that well enough.”
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fully understood or grasped
From this reading Dazed as I was, I appreciated that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dazed as I was, I appreciated that.
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading Dazed as I was, I appreciated that.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Papa had never loved me, I knew that well enough.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one was very kind to me.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt no overwhelming grief.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading I felt no overwhelming grief.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Papa had never loved me, I knew that well enough.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had, I might have loved him in return.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he had, I might have loved him in return.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he had, I might have loved him in return.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dazed as I was, I appreciated that.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had, I might have loved him in return.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If he had, I might have loved him in return.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Every one was very kind to me.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Papa had never loved me, I knew that well enough.
held dear
From this reading Papa had never loved me, I knew that well enough.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every one was very kind to me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If he had, I might have loved him in return.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Papa had never loved me, I knew that well enough.
not any; not one
From this reading I felt no overwhelming grief.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one was very kind to me.
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading I felt no overwhelming grief.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Papa had never loved me, I knew that well enough.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading If he had, I might have loved him in return.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dazed as I was, I appreciated that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every one was very kind to me.
precisely as stated
From this reading Every one was very kind to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every one was very kind to me.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Papa had never loved me, I knew that well enough.
Chapter 3 of The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 152 sentences of The Man in the Brown Suit, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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