Chapter 3 of The Sublime Jester is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Sublime Jester is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A sob was her only reply. “But you will come to Frankfort. I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.” VIII. Soon the winter was gone.
Chapter 3 of The Sublime Jester is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 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.
engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.
From this reading “I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.””
the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky
From this reading ““But you will come to Frankfort.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.””
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “A sob was her only reply.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.””
weep convulsively
From this reading “A sob was her only reply.”
a person loved by another person
From this reading “I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.””
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “Soon the winter was gone.”
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.
order, request, or command to come
In this reading “I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.””
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 A sob was her only reply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.”
engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.
From this reading I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you will come to Frankfort.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “But you will come to Frankfort.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.”
the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky
From this reading “But you will come to Frankfort.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Soon the winter was gone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A sob was her only reply.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.”
and nothing more
From this reading A sob was her only reply.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading A sob was her only reply.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.”
weep convulsively
From this reading A sob was her only reply.
in the near future
From this reading Soon the winter was gone.
a person loved by another person
From this reading I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading I’ll be in the banking business there, and I will send for you, sweetheart mine.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But you will come to Frankfort.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading VIII.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A sob was her only reply.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “But you will come to Frankfort.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Soon the winter was gone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you will come to Frankfort.
Chapter 3 of The Sublime Jester by Ezra S. Brudno holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 428 sentences of The Sublime Jester, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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