Chapter 3 of The Portygee is here in full — 824 sentences across 165 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Portygee is here in full — 824 sentences across 165 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A brisk rap on the door; then a man's voice. “Hello, there! Wake up.” Albert rolled over, opened one eye, then the other and raised himself on his elbow. “Eh?
Chapter 3 of The Portygee is here in full — 824 sentences across 165 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “Albert rolled over, opened one eye, then the other and raised himself on his elbow.”
quick and energetic
From this reading “A brisk rap on the door; then a man's voice.”
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading “Albert rolled over, opened one eye, then the other and raised himself on his elbow.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello, there!”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “A brisk rap on the door; then a man's voice.”
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading “A brisk rap on the door; then a man's voice.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “Albert rolled over, opened one eye, then the other and raised himself on his elbow.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Wake up.””
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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 brisk rap on the door; then a man's voice.
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading Albert rolled over, opened one eye, then the other and raised himself on his elbow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Albert rolled over, opened one eye, then the other and raised himself on his elbow.
quick and energetic
From this reading A brisk rap on the door; then a man's voice.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A brisk rap on the door; then a man's voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Eh?
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading Albert rolled over, opened one eye, then the other and raised himself on his elbow.
the organ of sight
From this reading Albert rolled over, opened one eye, then the other and raised himself on his elbow.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello, there!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Albert rolled over, opened one eye, then the other and raised himself on his elbow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Albert rolled over, opened one eye, then the other and raised himself on his elbow.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A brisk rap on the door; then a man's voice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A brisk rap on the door; then a man's voice.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Albert rolled over, opened one eye, then the other and raised himself on his elbow.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Albert rolled over, opened one eye, then the other and raised himself on his elbow.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Albert rolled over, opened one eye, then the other and raised himself on his elbow.
above and across; more than
From this reading Albert rolled over, opened one eye, then the other and raised himself on his elbow.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Albert rolled over, opened one eye, then the other and raised himself on his elbow.
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading A brisk rap on the door; then a man's voice.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Albert rolled over, opened one eye, then the other and raised himself on his elbow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A brisk rap on the door; then a man's voice.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A brisk rap on the door; then a man's voice.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Hello, there!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Wake up.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A brisk rap on the door; then a man's voice.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Wake up.”
Chapter 3 of The Portygee by Joseph Crosby Lincoln holds 824 sentences, grouped into 165 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 824 sentences of The Portygee, unabridged, divided into 165 reading sections.
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