Chapter 3 of The Strange Visitation is here in full — 456 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 Strange Visitation is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Once upon a time!” she said. “Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story! Try some other way!” She laughed. “Darling, there’s no other way!
Chapter 3 of The Strange Visitation is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a youthful male person
From this reading ““Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!”
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading ““Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ““Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!”
a special loved one
From this reading ““Darling, there’s no other way!”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “She laughed.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading ““Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading ““Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Try some other way!””
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 “Try some other way!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Once upon a time!” she said.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!
a special loved one
From this reading “Darling, there’s no other way!
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She laughed.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!
not any; not one
From this reading “Darling, there’s no other way!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!
on one occasion
From this reading “Once upon a time!” she said.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Try some other way!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Once upon a time!” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Once upon a time!” she said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Try some other way!”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Darling, there’s no other way!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Once upon a time!” she said.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Try some other way!”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Once upon a time!” she said.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!
Chapter 3 of The Strange Visitation by Marie Corelli holds 456 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 456 sentences of The Strange Visitation, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Strange Visitation by Marie Corelli exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 456 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.
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