Chapter 3 of The story of the Gadsbys is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The story of the Gadsbys is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPT. M. My Sainted Mother! The last stage of collapse! Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad. CAPT.
Chapter 3 of The story of the Gadsbys is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading “Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.”
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.”
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading “The last stage of collapse!”
plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance
From this reading “Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.”
roused to anger
From this reading “Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.”
marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
From this reading “M. My Sainted Mother!”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “The last stage of collapse!”
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the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPT.
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading The last stage of collapse!
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.
immediately past
From this reading The last stage of collapse!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.
plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance
From this reading Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. My Sainted Mother!
roused to anger
From this reading Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading M. My Sainted Mother!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading M. My Sainted Mother!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last stage of collapse!
on one occasion
From this reading Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.
marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
From this reading M. My Sainted Mother!
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading The last stage of collapse!
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last stage of collapse!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.
which person or people
From this reading Bride comes Up to left of altar, lifts her eyes once to G., who is suddenly smitten mad.
Chapter 3 of The story of the Gadsbys by Rudyard Kipling holds 284 sentences, grouped into 57 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 284 sentences of The story of the Gadsbys, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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