Chapter 3 of The Old Dominion is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Old Dominion is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Cursed are the negroes! ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’" "A Quaker?" "Cursed are the Quakers! ’Silly doves that have no heart.’"
Chapter 3 of The Old Dominion is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading “"Cursed are the negroes!”
plural of “dove” — any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading “’Silly doves that have no heart.’"”
plural of “ethiopian” — a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
From this reading “’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"”
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading “"Cursed are the negroes!”
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading “"A Quaker?"”
a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers
From this reading “"Cursed are the Quakers!”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “’Silly doves that have no heart.’"”
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading “’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"”
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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 "A Quaker?"
in addition
From this reading ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Cursed are the negroes!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading "Cursed are the negroes!
plural of “dove” — any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading ’Silly doves that have no heart.’"
plural of “ethiopian” — a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
From this reading ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ’Silly doves that have no heart.’"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading ’Silly doves that have no heart.’"
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading "Cursed are the negroes!
not any; not one
From this reading ’Silly doves that have no heart.’"
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading "A Quaker?"
a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers
From this reading "Cursed are the Quakers!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading ’Silly doves that have no heart.’"
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ’Silly doves that have no heart.’"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Cursed are the negroes!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading ’Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by the sword.’"
Chapter 3 of The Old Dominion by Mary Johnston holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 431 sentences of The Old Dominion, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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