Chapter 3 of The Peddler Spy is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Peddler Spy is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWO DUTCH BEAUTIES. “Git eout,” said Boston, executing another flourish as he disappeared. “Two days, umph. Where will you be in two days, I should like to know? Now to business.”
Chapter 3 of The Peddler Spy is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “TWO DUTCH BEAUTIES.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading ““Git eout,” said Boston, executing another flourish as he disappeared.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “Now to business.””
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading ““Git eout,” said Boston, executing another flourish as he disappeared.”
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading “TWO DUTCH BEAUTIES.”
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading ““Git eout,” said Boston, executing another flourish as he disappeared.”
grow vigorously
From this reading ““Git eout,” said Boston, executing another flourish as he disappeared.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading ““Git eout,” said Boston, executing another flourish as he disappeared.”
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In this reading ““Two days, umph.”
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Git eout,” said Boston, executing another flourish as he disappeared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Git eout,” said Boston, executing another flourish as he disappeared.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Where will you be in two days, I should like to know?
plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading TWO DUTCH BEAUTIES.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “Git eout,” said Boston, executing another flourish as he disappeared.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Now to business.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Two days, umph.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “Git eout,” said Boston, executing another flourish as he disappeared.
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading TWO DUTCH BEAUTIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Git eout,” said Boston, executing another flourish as he disappeared.
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading “Git eout,” said Boston, executing another flourish as he disappeared.
grow vigorously
From this reading “Git eout,” said Boston, executing another flourish as he disappeared.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “Git eout,” said Boston, executing another flourish as he disappeared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Git eout,” said Boston, executing another flourish as he disappeared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Where will you be in two days, I should like to know?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Where will you be in two days, I should like to know?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Where will you be in two days, I should like to know?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Where will you be in two days, I should like to know?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now to business.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Git eout,” said Boston, executing another flourish as he disappeared.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Where will you be in two days, I should like to know?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where will you be in two days, I should like to know?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO DUTCH BEAUTIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Two days, umph.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where will you be in two days, I should like to know?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Where will you be in two days, I should like to know?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where will you be in two days, I should like to know?
Chapter 3 of The Peddler Spy by W. J. Hamilton holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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 239 sentences of The Peddler Spy, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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