Chapter 3 of The Princess Elopes is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Princess Elopes is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Get up," I said to Steinbock, as I set him free. He crawled to his feet. He was very much disordered, and there were livid welts on his face. He shook himself, eying me evilly. There was murder in his eyes, too.
Chapter 3 of The Princess Elopes is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “He crawled to his feet.”
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading “He was very much disordered, and there were livid welts on his face.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “He crawled to his feet.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “"Get up," I said to Steinbock, as I set him free.”
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading “He was very much disordered, and there were livid welts on his face.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “There was murder in his eyes, too.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “"Get up," I said to Steinbock, as I set him free.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “He shook himself, eying me evilly.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was very much disordered, and there were livid welts on his face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Get up," I said to Steinbock, as I set him free.
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading He crawled to his feet.
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading He was very much disordered, and there were livid welts on his face.
in a wicked evil manner
From this reading He shook himself, eying me evilly.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was murder in his eyes, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He shook himself, eying me evilly.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was very much disordered, and there were livid welts on his face.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He crawled to his feet.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "Get up," I said to Steinbock, as I set him free.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get up," I said to Steinbock, as I set him free.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He crawled to his feet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Get up," I said to Steinbock, as I set him free.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He shook himself, eying me evilly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He crawled to his feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Get up," I said to Steinbock, as I set him free.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was murder in his eyes, too.
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading He was very much disordered, and there were livid welts on his face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He shook himself, eying me evilly.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He was very much disordered, and there were livid welts on his face.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading There was murder in his eyes, too.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was very much disordered, and there were livid welts on his face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Get up," I said to Steinbock, as I set him free.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Get up," I said to Steinbock, as I set him free.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He shook himself, eying me evilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get up," I said to Steinbock, as I set him free.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He was very much disordered, and there were livid welts on his face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Get up," I said to Steinbock, as I set him free.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There was murder in his eyes, too.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Get up," I said to Steinbock, as I set him free.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was very much disordered, and there were livid welts on his face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was very much disordered, and there were livid welts on his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was very much disordered, and there were livid welts on his face.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was very much disordered, and there were livid welts on his face.
Chapter 3 of The Princess Elopes by Harold MacGrath holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 436 sentences of The Princess Elopes, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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