Chapter 3 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door. "Must," he growled. "I’ve got to think, too." "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder. "And I’m sorry for the woman.
Chapter 3 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “"Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"Must," he growled.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “"I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “"I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.”
having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form
From this reading “"Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"And I’m sorry for the woman.”
having a sunken area
From this reading “"Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.”
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 “"Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading "Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And I’m sorry for the woman.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I’ve got to think, too."
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "Must," he growled.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I’m sorry for the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’ve got to think, too."
joined in matrimony
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Must," he growled.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form
From this reading "Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "And I’m sorry for the woman.
having a sunken area
From this reading "Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I’ve got to think, too."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I’ve got to think, too."
in the direction of
From this reading "Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Don’t go," I clung to him as with sunken head he shouldered toward the door.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "And I’m sorry for the woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you had married, Dibdin, and had children of your own," I all but whispered with my hand on his shoulder.
Chapter 3 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe by Henry James Forman holds 426 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.
Chapter 3 holds 426 sentences of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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