Chapter 3 of The Strange Likeness is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Strange Likeness is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PUZZLING ENCOUNTERS. “Thanks, Dick; I’m recovered,” laughed Shirley, waving away the magazine. “Besides I have this little fan in my ‘under-arm’ bag. It is rather hot today. We are not near enough to the electric fan to get any good of it.”
Chapter 3 of The Strange Likeness is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 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.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “We are not near enough to the electric fan to get any good of it.””
plural of “encounter” — a minor short-term fight
From this reading “PUZZLING ENCOUNTERS.”
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading ““Besides I have this little fan in my ‘under-arm’ bag.”
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading ““Thanks, Dick; I’m recovered,” laughed Shirley, waving away the magazine.”
not clear to the understanding
From this reading “PUZZLING ENCOUNTERS.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading ““Thanks, Dick; I’m recovered,” laughed Shirley, waving away the magazine.”
the present time or age
From this reading “It is rather hot today.”
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading ““Thanks, Dick; I’m recovered,” laughed Shirley, waving away the magazine.”
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 “We are not near enough to the electric fan to get any good of it.””
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.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We are not near enough to the electric fan to get any good of it.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are not near enough to the electric fan to get any good of it.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Thanks, Dick; I’m recovered,” laughed Shirley, waving away the magazine.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “Besides I have this little fan in my ‘under-arm’ bag.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides I have this little fan in my ‘under-arm’ bag.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Thanks, Dick; I’m recovered,” laughed Shirley, waving away the magazine.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading We are not near enough to the electric fan to get any good of it.”
plural of “encounter” — a minor short-term fight
From this reading PUZZLING ENCOUNTERS.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading We are not near enough to the electric fan to get any good of it.”
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading “Besides I have this little fan in my ‘under-arm’ bag.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We are not near enough to the electric fan to get any good of it.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We are not near enough to the electric fan to get any good of it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Besides I have this little fan in my ‘under-arm’ bag.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading It is rather hot today.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Besides I have this little fan in my ‘under-arm’ bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thanks, Dick; I’m recovered,” laughed Shirley, waving away the magazine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Besides I have this little fan in my ‘under-arm’ bag.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is rather hot today.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is rather hot today.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Thanks, Dick; I’m recovered,” laughed Shirley, waving away the magazine.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Besides I have this little fan in my ‘under-arm’ bag.
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading “Thanks, Dick; I’m recovered,” laughed Shirley, waving away the magazine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Besides I have this little fan in my ‘under-arm’ bag.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading We are not near enough to the electric fan to get any good of it.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We are not near enough to the electric fan to get any good of it.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are not near enough to the electric fan to get any good of it.”
not clear to the understanding
From this reading PUZZLING ENCOUNTERS.
on the contrary
From this reading It is rather hot today.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “Thanks, Dick; I’m recovered,” laughed Shirley, waving away the magazine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thanks, Dick; I’m recovered,” laughed Shirley, waving away the magazine.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “Thanks, Dick; I’m recovered,” laughed Shirley, waving away the magazine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Thanks, Dick; I’m recovered,” laughed Shirley, waving away the magazine.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Besides I have this little fan in my ‘under-arm’ bag.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are not near enough to the electric fan to get any good of it.”
the present time or age
From this reading It is rather hot today.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Besides I have this little fan in my ‘under-arm’ bag.
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading “Thanks, Dick; I’m recovered,” laughed Shirley, waving away the magazine.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are not near enough to the electric fan to get any good of it.”
Chapter 3 of The Strange Likeness by Harriet Pyne Grove holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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 176 sentences of The Strange Likeness, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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