Chapter 3 of The Shadowy Third, and Other Stories is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Shadowy Third, and Other Stories is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I jerked him up sharply. “The house, then, is haunted?” For a moment he hesitated. “The house is saturated with a thought. It is haunted by treachery.”
Chapter 3 of The Shadowy Third, and Other Stories is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading ““The house, then, is haunted?””
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “For a moment he hesitated.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ““The house, then, is haunted?””
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “I jerked him up sharply.”
a particular point in time
From this reading “For a moment he hesitated.”
being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
From this reading ““The house is saturated with a thought.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “I jerked him up sharply.”
Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.
From this reading “It is haunted by treachery.””
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.
temporarily
In this reading “For a moment he hesitated.”
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 For a moment he hesitated.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is haunted by treachery.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment he hesitated.
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading “The house, then, is haunted?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment he hesitated.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading For a moment he hesitated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I jerked him up sharply.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “The house, then, is haunted?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I jerked him up sharply.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The house, then, is haunted?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is haunted by treachery.”
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading I jerked him up sharply.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment he hesitated.
being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
From this reading “The house is saturated with a thought.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading I jerked him up sharply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The house, then, is haunted?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “The house, then, is haunted?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “The house is saturated with a thought.
Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.
From this reading It is haunted by treachery.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I jerked him up sharply.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The house is saturated with a thought.
Chapter 3 of The Shadowy Third, and Other Stories by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of The Shadowy Third, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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