Chapter 3 of The Star-Gazers is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Star-Gazers is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Humph!" Volume 1, Chapter VI. DUST IN THE OBSERVATORY. "Well, Mr Oldroyd, and what do you think? Pray, tell me frankly.
Chapter 3 of The Star-Gazers is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “Volume 1, Chapter VI.”
remove the dust from
From this reading “DUST IN THE OBSERVATORY.”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “Pray, tell me frankly.”
a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
From this reading “DUST IN THE OBSERVATORY.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Pray, tell me frankly.”
express in words
From this reading “Pray, tell me frankly.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “"Well, Mr Oldroyd, and what do you think?”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “Volume 1, Chapter VI.”
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From this reading Volume 1, Chapter VI.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, Mr Oldroyd, and what do you think?
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Volume 1, Chapter VI.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, Mr Oldroyd, and what do you think?
remove the dust from
From this reading DUST IN THE OBSERVATORY.
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading Pray, tell me frankly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Humph!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DUST IN THE OBSERVATORY.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pray, tell me frankly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Well, Mr Oldroyd, and what do you think?
a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
From this reading DUST IN THE OBSERVATORY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Mr Oldroyd, and what do you think?
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray, tell me frankly.
express in words
From this reading Pray, tell me frankly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DUST IN THE OBSERVATORY.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Well, Mr Oldroyd, and what do you think?
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Volume 1, Chapter VI.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Volume 1, Chapter VI.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Mr Oldroyd, and what do you think?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, Mr Oldroyd, and what do you think?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Mr Oldroyd, and what do you think?
Chapter 3 of The Star-Gazers by George Manville Fenn holds 417 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 3 holds 417 sentences of The Star-Gazers, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Star-Gazers by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 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.
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