Chapter 3 of The Rainbow is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Rainbow is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna. When they told him it was a boy, he had a thrill of pleasure. He liked the confirmation of fatherhood. It gave him satisfaction to know he had a son. But he felt not very much outgoing to the baby itself.
Chapter 3 of The Rainbow is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna.”
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading “CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna.”
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
From this reading “He liked the confirmation of fatherhood.”
the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
From this reading “He liked the confirmation of fatherhood.”
leaving a place or a position
From this reading “But he felt not very much outgoing to the baby itself.”
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading “It gave him satisfaction to know he had a son.”
a child of your spouse by a former marriage
From this reading “CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna.”
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading “When they told him it was a boy, he had a thrill of pleasure.”
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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 When they told him it was a boy, he had a thrill of pleasure.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading But he felt not very much outgoing to the baby itself.
a youthful male person
From this reading When they told him it was a boy, he had a thrill of pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he felt not very much outgoing to the baby itself.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna.
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
From this reading He liked the confirmation of fatherhood.
the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
From this reading He liked the confirmation of fatherhood.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But he felt not very much outgoing to the baby itself.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It gave him satisfaction to know he had a son.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they told him it was a boy, he had a thrill of pleasure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When they told him it was a boy, he had a thrill of pleasure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When they told him it was a boy, he had a thrill of pleasure.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But he felt not very much outgoing to the baby itself.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It gave him satisfaction to know he had a son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading He liked the confirmation of fatherhood.
held dear
From this reading CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But he felt not very much outgoing to the baby itself.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he felt not very much outgoing to the baby itself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna.
leaving a place or a position
From this reading But he felt not very much outgoing to the baby itself.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading When they told him it was a boy, he had a thrill of pleasure.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading It gave him satisfaction to know he had a son.
a male human offspring
From this reading CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna.
a child of your spouse by a former marriage
From this reading CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He liked the confirmation of fatherhood.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they told him it was a boy, he had a thrill of pleasure.
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading When they told him it was a boy, he had a thrill of pleasure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It gave him satisfaction to know he had a son.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading When they told him it was a boy, he had a thrill of pleasure.
male cat
From this reading CHILDHOOD OF ANNA LENSKY Tom Brangwen never loved his own son as he loved his stepchild Anna.
precisely as stated
From this reading But he felt not very much outgoing to the baby itself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they told him it was a boy, he had a thrill of pleasure.
at the time that
From this reading When they told him it was a boy, he had a thrill of pleasure.
Chapter 3 of The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 489 sentences, grouped into 98 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 489 sentences of The Rainbow, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
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