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Chapter 3 of The Merryweathers is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUF DAS WASSER ZU SINGEN "HARRY MONMOUTH!" said Colonel Ferrers. "This is pleasant. Merryweather, you are a lucky dog!" As he spoke, he looked around him, and repeated, "A lucky dog, sir!" The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
Chapter 3 of The Merryweathers is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blast” — a very long fly ball
From this reading “The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.”
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading “The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.”
plural of “camper” — someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation
From this reading “The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.”
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.”
any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
From this reading “AUF DAS WASSER ZU SINGEN "HARRY MONMOUTH!" said Colonel Ferrers.”
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading “The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “Merryweather, you are a lucky dog!"”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.”
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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 Merryweather, you are a lucky dog!"
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he spoke, he looked around him, and repeated, "A lucky dog, sir!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Merryweather, you are a lucky dog!"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading As he spoke, he looked around him, and repeated, "A lucky dog, sir!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he spoke, he looked around him, and repeated, "A lucky dog, sir!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
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From this reading AUF DAS WASSER ZU SINGEN "HARRY MONMOUTH!" said Colonel Ferrers.
plural of “blast” — a very long fly ball
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
plural of “camper” — someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading AUF DAS WASSER ZU SINGEN "HARRY MONMOUTH!" said Colonel Ferrers.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
From this reading AUF DAS WASSER ZU SINGEN "HARRY MONMOUTH!" said Colonel Ferrers.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Merryweather, you are a lucky dog!"
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From this reading AUF DAS WASSER ZU SINGEN "HARRY MONMOUTH!" said Colonel Ferrers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading AUF DAS WASSER ZU SINGEN "HARRY MONMOUTH!" said Colonel Ferrers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he spoke, he looked around him, and repeated, "A lucky dog, sir!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he spoke, he looked around him, and repeated, "A lucky dog, sir!"
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is pleasant.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
and nothing more
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As he spoke, he looked around him, and repeated, "A lucky dog, sir!"
occurring by chance
From this reading Merryweather, you are a lucky dog!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Merryweather, you are a lucky dog!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUF DAS WASSER ZU SINGEN "HARRY MONMOUTH!" said Colonel Ferrers.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "This is pleasant.
recurring again and again
From this reading As he spoke, he looked around him, and repeated, "A lucky dog, sir!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading AUF DAS WASSER ZU SINGEN "HARRY MONMOUTH!" said Colonel Ferrers.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUF DAS WASSER ZU SINGEN "HARRY MONMOUTH!" said Colonel Ferrers.
term of address for a man
From this reading As he spoke, he looked around him, and repeated, "A lucky dog, sir!"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As he spoke, he looked around him, and repeated, "A lucky dog, sir!"
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is pleasant.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUF DAS WASSER ZU SINGEN "HARRY MONMOUTH!" said Colonel Ferrers.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
a Caucasian
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The horn had just blown for supper, three long blasts, and already the campers were in their places at the long table, with its shining white cover.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Merryweather, you are a lucky dog!"
evil storm god represented as a black bird
From this reading AUF DAS WASSER ZU SINGEN "HARRY MONMOUTH!" said Colonel Ferrers.
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