Chapter 3 of The Shadow World is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Shadow World is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do they speak to you directly?" I asked. "Yes. Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark." "What do you mean by speaking?" asked Howard.
Chapter 3 of The Shadow World is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any cone-shaped artifact
From this reading “Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark."”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark."”
without deviation
From this reading “"Do they speak to you directly?"”
usually; as a rule
From this reading “Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark."”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “"What do you mean by speaking?" asked Howard.”
be seated
From this reading “Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark."”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark."”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “"What do you mean by speaking?" asked Howard.”
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "What do you mean by speaking?" asked Howard.
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From this reading Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark."
any cone-shaped artifact
From this reading Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark."
without deviation
From this reading "Do they speak to you directly?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do they speak to you directly?"
usually; as a rule
From this reading Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark."
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading "What do you mean by speaking?" asked Howard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What do you mean by speaking?" asked Howard.
be seated
From this reading Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark."
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark."
express in speech
From this reading "Do they speak to you directly?"
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "What do you mean by speaking?" asked Howard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do they speak to you directly?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do they speak to you directly?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you mean by speaking?" asked Howard.
at the time that
From this reading Sometimes clairaudiently, but generally through this cone when I sit in the dark."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do they speak to you directly?"
Chapter 3 of The Shadow World by Hamlin Garland holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 396 sentences of The Shadow World, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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