Chapter 3 of The Room with the Little Door is here in full — 485 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Room with the Little Door is here in full — 485 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized. “Did that man say anything about me? Did you ever hear of his doing any good for any one? He ought to be put out.” This good lady is followed by another, her sister in the Lord.
Chapter 3 of The Room with the Little Door is here in full — 485 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/97 · 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.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “Did you ever hear of his doing any good for any one?”
past form of “eulogize” — praise formally and eloquently
From this reading “My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.”
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “This good lady is followed by another, her sister in the Lord.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “This good lady is followed by another, her sister in the Lord.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “He ought to be put out.””
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “This good lady is followed by another, her sister in the Lord.”
someone who visits
From this reading “My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.”
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 “This good lady is followed by another, her sister in the Lord.”
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
In this reading “He ought to be put out.””
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Did that man say anything about me?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading This good lady is followed by another, her sister in the Lord.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Did you ever hear of his doing any good for any one?
any thing at all
From this reading “Did that man say anything about me?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He ought to be put out.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did that man say anything about me?
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Did you ever hear of his doing any good for any one?
past form of “eulogize” — praise formally and eloquently
From this reading My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.
at any time
From this reading Did you ever hear of his doing any good for any one?
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading This good lady is followed by another, her sister in the Lord.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Did you ever hear of his doing any good for any one?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Did you ever hear of his doing any good for any one?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Did you ever hear of his doing any good for any one?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This good lady is followed by another, her sister in the Lord.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This good lady is followed by another, her sister in the Lord.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.
and nothing more
From this reading My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading This good lady is followed by another, her sister in the Lord.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading This good lady is followed by another, her sister in the Lord.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Did that man say anything about me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Did that man say anything about me?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did you ever hear of his doing any good for any one?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Did you ever hear of his doing any good for any one?
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He ought to be put out.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He ought to be put out.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He ought to be put out.”
express in words
From this reading “Did that man say anything about me?
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading This good lady is followed by another, her sister in the Lord.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Did that man say anything about me?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This good lady is followed by another, her sister in the Lord.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He ought to be put out.”
someone who visits
From this reading My visitor goes and his place is taken by the “friend” he has just eulogized.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you ever hear of his doing any good for any one?
Chapter 3 of The Room with the Little Door by Roland Burnham Molineux holds 485 sentences, grouped into 97 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 485 sentences of The Room with the Little Door, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
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