Chapter 3 of The Nurserymatograph is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Nurserymatograph is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dark figures stealing through the bushes. They appear to be searching for something. Chief stubs his toe. Mentions it. Tomahawked immediately by Medicine Man.
Chapter 3 of The Nurserymatograph is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “Dark figures stealing through the bushes.”
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “Dark figures stealing through the bushes.”
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading “Tomahawked immediately by Medicine Man.”
plural of “mention” — a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading “Mentions it.”
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading “They appear to be searching for something.”
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “Dark figures stealing through the bushes.”
plural of “stub” — a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
From this reading “Chief stubs his toe.”
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading “Chief stubs his toe.”
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 “Dark figures stealing through the bushes.”
In this reading “Dark figures stealing through the bushes.”
a Native American shaman
In this reading “Tomahawked immediately by Medicine Man.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They appear to be searching for something.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They appear to be searching for something.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Dark figures stealing through the bushes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tomahawked immediately by Medicine Man.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Chief stubs his toe.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Dark figures stealing through the bushes.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Dark figures stealing through the bushes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They appear to be searching for something.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chief stubs his toe.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Tomahawked immediately by Medicine Man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mentions it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Tomahawked immediately by Medicine Man.
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading Tomahawked immediately by Medicine Man.
plural of “mention” — a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading Mentions it.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading They appear to be searching for something.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They appear to be searching for something.
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading Dark figures stealing through the bushes.
plural of “stub” — a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
From this reading Chief stubs his toe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dark figures stealing through the bushes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They appear to be searching for something.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Dark figures stealing through the bushes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They appear to be searching for something.
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading Chief stubs his toe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tomahawked immediately by Medicine Man.
Chapter 3 of The Nurserymatograph by G. A. T. (George A. T.) Allan holds 460 sentences, grouped into 92 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 460 sentences of The Nurserymatograph, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Nurserymatograph by G. A. T. (George A. T.) Allan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 460 sentences, grouped into 92 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 92 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 92 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 111 minutes of reading across 269 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Nurserymatograph, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
