Chapter 3 of The Price She Paid is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Price She Paid is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She grew purple with rage. "Sell MY carriages! Discharge MY servants! I'd like to see you try!" "Who's to pay for keeping up that establishment?" demanded he.
Chapter 3 of The Price She Paid is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “"Sell MY carriages!”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"Who's to pay for keeping up that establishment?" demanded he.”
complete or carry out
From this reading “Discharge MY servants!”
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading “"Who's to pay for keeping up that establishment?" demanded he.”
a purple color or pigment
From this reading “She grew purple with rage.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “She grew purple with rage.”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “"Sell MY carriages!”
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “Discharge MY servants!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading "Sell MY carriages!
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Who's to pay for keeping up that establishment?" demanded he.
complete or carry out
From this reading Discharge MY servants!
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading "Who's to pay for keeping up that establishment?" demanded he.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Who's to pay for keeping up that establishment?" demanded he.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading She grew purple with rage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Who's to pay for keeping up that establishment?" demanded he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd like to see you try!"
conformity or harmony
From this reading "Who's to pay for keeping up that establishment?" demanded he.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I'd like to see you try!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Sell MY carriages!
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "Who's to pay for keeping up that establishment?" demanded he.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading She grew purple with rage.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading She grew purple with rage.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I'd like to see you try!"
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading "Sell MY carriages!
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Discharge MY servants!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She grew purple with rage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Who's to pay for keeping up that establishment?" demanded he.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'd like to see you try!"
make an effort or attempt
From this reading I'd like to see you try!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Who's to pay for keeping up that establishment?" demanded he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who's to pay for keeping up that establishment?" demanded he.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She grew purple with rage.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'd like to see you try!"
Chapter 3 of The Price She Paid by David Graham Phillips holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 216 sentences of The Price She Paid, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Price She Paid by David Graham Phillips exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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.
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