Chapter 3 of The Stag Cook Book: Written for Men by Men is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Stag Cook Book: Written for Men by Men is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it. For six years I knew happiness again. Then we lost Kate, the incomparable. My only hope was my wife and that was a feeble hope, indeed. She was born not in the pie belt, but in New York.
Chapter 3 of The Stag Cook Book: Written for Men by Men is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/91 · 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.
past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort
From this reading “Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.”
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading “She was born not in the pie belt, but in New York.”
brought into existence
From this reading “She was born not in the pie belt, but in New York.”
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.”
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading “My only hope was my wife and that was a feeble hope, indeed.”
such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared
From this reading “Then we lost Kate, the incomparable.”
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading “Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.”
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 “For six years I knew happiness again.”
In this reading “For six years I knew happiness again.”
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 Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
anew
From this reading For six years I knew happiness again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading She was born not in the pie belt, but in New York.
brought into existence
From this reading She was born not in the pie belt, but in New York.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was born not in the pie belt, but in New York.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading My only hope was my wife and that was a feeble hope, indeed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For six years I knew happiness again.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading For six years I knew happiness again.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading My only hope was my wife and that was a feeble hope, indeed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was born not in the pie belt, but in New York.
such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared
From this reading Then we lost Kate, the incomparable.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading My only hope was my wife and that was a feeble hope, indeed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then we lost Kate, the incomparable.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading For six years I knew happiness again.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Then we lost Kate, the incomparable.
engage in
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My only hope was my wife and that was a feeble hope, indeed.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was born not in the pie belt, but in New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
and nothing more
From this reading My only hope was my wife and that was a feeble hope, indeed.
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was born not in the pie belt, but in New York.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading For six years I knew happiness again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My only hope was my wife and that was a feeble hope, indeed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My only hope was my wife and that was a feeble hope, indeed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then we lost Kate, the incomparable.
which person or people
From this reading Then I moved back to New England and achieved a cook who, by the grace of God and the right bringing up could make a pie like it.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading My only hope was my wife and that was a feeble hope, indeed.
a late time of life
From this reading For six years I knew happiness again.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading She was born not in the pie belt, but in New York.
Chapter 3 of The Stag Cook Book: Written for Men by Men by Carroll Mac[Editor] Sheridan holds 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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 459 sentences of The Stag Cook Book: Written for Men by Men, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Stag Cook Book: Written for Men by Men by Carroll Mac[Editor] Sheridan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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 92 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 92 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 Stag Cook Book: Written for Men by Men by Carroll Mac[Editor] Sheridan on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 1648 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #48695 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #48695, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 137 minutes of reading across 330 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Stag Cook Book: Written for Men by Men section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 4 chapters of The Stag Cook Book: Written for Men by Men 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 Stag Cook Book: Written for Men by Men, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
