Chapter 3 of The Road to the Open is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Road to the Open is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is getting quite cold, too," said George. "I think we might still stroll a bit through the Prater." "Charmed." They got up and went. A fine grey cloud hung over a meadow which they passed.
Chapter 3 of The Road to the Open is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
strongly attracted
From this reading “"Charmed."”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “A fine grey cloud hung over a meadow which they passed.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “"It is getting quite cold, too," said George.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “A fine grey cloud hung over a meadow which they passed.”
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “A fine grey cloud hung over a meadow which they passed.”
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading “A fine grey cloud hung over a meadow which they passed.”
an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
From this reading “"I think we might still stroll a bit through the Prater."”
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading “"I think we might still stroll a bit through the Prater."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “A fine grey cloud hung over a meadow which they passed.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “They got up and went.”
In this reading “A fine grey cloud hung over a meadow which they passed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I think we might still stroll a bit through the Prater."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They got up and went.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "I think we might still stroll a bit through the Prater."
strongly attracted
From this reading "Charmed."
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading A fine grey cloud hung over a meadow which they passed.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "It is getting quite cold, too," said George.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading A fine grey cloud hung over a meadow which they passed.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "It is getting quite cold, too," said George.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "It is getting quite cold, too," said George.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They got up and went.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading A fine grey cloud hung over a meadow which they passed.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading A fine grey cloud hung over a meadow which they passed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think we might still stroll a bit through the Prater."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is getting quite cold, too," said George.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is getting quite cold, too," said George.
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading A fine grey cloud hung over a meadow which they passed.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I think we might still stroll a bit through the Prater."
above and across; more than
From this reading A fine grey cloud hung over a meadow which they passed.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A fine grey cloud hung over a meadow which they passed.
an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
From this reading "I think we might still stroll a bit through the Prater."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "It is getting quite cold, too," said George.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is getting quite cold, too," said George.
not in physical motion
From this reading "I think we might still stroll a bit through the Prater."
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading "I think we might still stroll a bit through the Prater."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I think we might still stroll a bit through the Prater."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They got up and went.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think we might still stroll a bit through the Prater."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I think we might still stroll a bit through the Prater."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "It is getting quite cold, too," said George.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They got up and went.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I think we might still stroll a bit through the Prater."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They got up and went.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A fine grey cloud hung over a meadow which they passed.
Chapter 3 of The Road to the Open by Arthur Schnitzler holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 404 sentences of The Road to the Open, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Road to the Open by Arthur Schnitzler exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Road to the Open by Arthur Schnitzler on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 8329 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #45895 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #45895, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 1666 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Road to the Open section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 20 chapters of The Road to the Open to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Road to the Open, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
