Chapter 3 of The Masquerader is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Masquerader is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At his words a change passed over Chilcote. He half rose, then dropped back into his seat. “You have no friends?” he said. “Your life is worth nothing to you?” Loder raised his head.
Chapter 3 of The Masquerader is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 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.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “At his words a change passed over Chilcote.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “He half rose, then dropped back into his seat.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ““You have no friends?” he said.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “At his words a change passed over Chilcote.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “Loder raised his head.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “He half rose, then dropped back into his seat.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “He half rose, then dropped back into his seat.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading ““Your life is worth nothing to you?””
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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 At his words a change passed over Chilcote.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At his words a change passed over Chilcote.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He half rose, then dropped back into his seat.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading At his words a change passed over Chilcote.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At his words a change passed over Chilcote.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading He half rose, then dropped back into his seat.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “You have no friends?” he said.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He half rose, then dropped back into his seat.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have no friends?” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He half rose, then dropped back into his seat.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Loder raised his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At his words a change passed over Chilcote.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He half rose, then dropped back into his seat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your life is worth nothing to you?”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Your life is worth nothing to you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Loder raised his head.
not any; not one
From this reading “You have no friends?” he said.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Your life is worth nothing to you?”
above and across; more than
From this reading At his words a change passed over Chilcote.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading At his words a change passed over Chilcote.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Loder raised his head.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He half rose, then dropped back into his seat.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You have no friends?” he said.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading He half rose, then dropped back into his seat.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He half rose, then dropped back into his seat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Your life is worth nothing to you?”
the words that are spoken
From this reading At his words a change passed over Chilcote.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “Your life is worth nothing to you?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have no friends?” he said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your life is worth nothing to you?”
Chapter 3 of The Masquerader by Katherine Cecil Thurston holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 415 sentences of The Masquerader, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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