Chapter 3 of The old man's bag is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The old man's bag is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next day was market day. On market day people who have butter or cheese to sell take it into the market to sell it. And people who have money and happen to want butter or cheese go into the market to buy it. The old man's wife had nothing to sell. Neither had she any money.
Chapter 3 of The old man's bag is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading “On market day people who have butter or cheese to sell take it into the market to sell it.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “And people who have money and happen to want butter or cheese go into the market to buy it.”
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading “On market day people who have butter or cheese to sell take it into the market to sell it.”
come to pass
From this reading “And people who have money and happen to want butter or cheese go into the market to buy it.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The old man's wife had nothing to sell.”
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading “The next day was market day.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither had she any money.”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “On market day people who have butter or cheese to sell take it into the market to sell it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And people who have money and happen to want butter or cheese go into the market to buy it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Neither had she any money.
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading On market day people who have butter or cheese to sell take it into the market to sell it.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading And people who have money and happen to want butter or cheese go into the market to buy it.
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading On market day people who have butter or cheese to sell take it into the market to sell it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day was market day.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And people who have money and happen to want butter or cheese go into the market to buy it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old man's wife had nothing to sell.
come to pass
From this reading And people who have money and happen to want butter or cheese go into the market to buy it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On market day people who have butter or cheese to sell take it into the market to sell it.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On market day people who have butter or cheese to sell take it into the market to sell it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On market day people who have butter or cheese to sell take it into the market to sell it.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man's wife had nothing to sell.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading The next day was market day.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading And people who have money and happen to want butter or cheese go into the market to buy it.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither had she any money.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day was market day.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The old man's wife had nothing to sell.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man's wife had nothing to sell.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On market day people who have butter or cheese to sell take it into the market to sell it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On market day people who have butter or cheese to sell take it into the market to sell it.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading On market day people who have butter or cheese to sell take it into the market to sell it.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading On market day people who have butter or cheese to sell take it into the market to sell it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neither had she any money.
carry out
From this reading On market day people who have butter or cheese to sell take it into the market to sell it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day was market day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On market day people who have butter or cheese to sell take it into the market to sell it.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading And people who have money and happen to want butter or cheese go into the market to buy it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day was market day.
which person or people
From this reading On market day people who have butter or cheese to sell take it into the market to sell it.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The old man's wife had nothing to sell.
Chapter 3 of The old man's bag by T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) Crosland holds 39 sentences, grouped into 8 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.
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