Chapter 8 of The Shadowy Third, and Other Stories is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Shadowy Third, and Other Stories is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A smile quivered and died on Margaret’s lips. “I might retort that you know nothing about love.” With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire. “Whose love?” she inquired as she opened the Florentine box, “Herbert’s or yours?” “It’s all the same, isn’t it?”
Chapter 8 of The Shadowy Third, and Other Stories is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire.”
of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence, Italy
From this reading ““Whose love?” she inquired as she opened the Florentine box, “Herbert’s or yours?””
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire.”
possessive form of “herbert” — United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading ““Whose love?” she inquired as she opened the Florentine box, “Herbert’s or yours?””
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
From this reading ““I might retort that you know nothing about love.””
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire.”
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.
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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 A smile quivered and died on Margaret’s lips.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I might retort that you know nothing about love.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “It’s all the same, isn’t it?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A smile quivered and died on Margaret’s lips.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Whose love?” she inquired as she opened the Florentine box, “Herbert’s or yours?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “Whose love?” she inquired as she opened the Florentine box, “Herbert’s or yours?”
exhausted as a result of longtime stress
From this reading With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading A smile quivered and died on Margaret’s lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire.
of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence, Italy
From this reading “Whose love?” she inquired as she opened the Florentine box, “Herbert’s or yours?”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire.
possessive form of “herbert” — United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading “Whose love?” she inquired as she opened the Florentine box, “Herbert’s or yours?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I might retort that you know nothing about love.”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Whose love?” she inquired as she opened the Florentine box, “Herbert’s or yours?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s all the same, isn’t it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It’s all the same, isn’t it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s all the same, isn’t it?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I might retort that you know nothing about love.”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading A smile quivered and died on Margaret’s lips.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “I might retort that you know nothing about love.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A smile quivered and died on Margaret’s lips.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I might retort that you know nothing about love.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I might retort that you know nothing about love.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A smile quivered and died on Margaret’s lips.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “Whose love?” she inquired as she opened the Florentine box, “Herbert’s or yours?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Whose love?” she inquired as she opened the Florentine box, “Herbert’s or yours?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A smile quivered and died on Margaret’s lips.
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
From this reading “I might retort that you know nothing about love.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “It’s all the same, isn’t it?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Whose love?” she inquired as she opened the Florentine box, “Herbert’s or yours?”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading A smile quivered and died on Margaret’s lips.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I might retort that you know nothing about love.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire.
belonging to which person
From this reading “Whose love?” she inquired as she opened the Florentine box, “Herbert’s or yours?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading With an impatient birdlike gesture Dorothy tossed her burned-out cigarette into the fire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I might retort that you know nothing about love.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Whose love?” she inquired as she opened the Florentine box, “Herbert’s or yours?”
Chapter 8 of The Shadowy Third, and Other Stories by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 8 holds 416 sentences of The Shadowy Third, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Shadowy Third, and Other Stories by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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