Chapter 3 of The Rescue is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Rescue is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Has not Sophie come yet? Of what have you been talking?" "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier. "Wise young people! Was it a contest of sublimities?"
Chapter 3 of The Rescue is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading “Was it a contest of sublimities?"”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “"Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “"Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “"Wise young people!”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “Of what have you been talking?"”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “"Wise young people!”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Has not Sophie come yet?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “"Wise young people!”
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In this reading “"Wise young people!”
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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 Was it a contest of sublimities?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of what have you been talking?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Has not Sophie come yet?
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading Was it a contest of sublimities?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has not Sophie come yet?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of what have you been talking?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Has not Sophie come yet?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of what have you been talking?"
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Wise young people!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Has not Sophie come yet?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was it a contest of sublimities?"
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Of what have you been talking?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Of life, and how to live it," laughed Damier.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it a contest of sublimities?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of what have you been talking?"
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "Wise young people!
but in spite of that
From this reading "Has not Sophie come yet?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Of what have you been talking?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Wise young people!
Chapter 3 of The Rescue by Anne Douglas Sedgwick holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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 442 sentences of The Rescue, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Rescue by Anne Douglas Sedgwick exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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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