Chapter 10 of The Third Violet is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Third Violet is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester. "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?" "I don't know. Confound him! I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
Chapter 10 of The Third Violet is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading “Confound him!”
someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
From this reading “"Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “"I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.”
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading “"I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.”
United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
From this reading “"Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.”
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “"Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading Confound him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know.
someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Confound him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I thought he was coming up to play tennis?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I don't see why he didn't come," said Hollanden, looking across the shining valley.
United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading "Where's Mr. Hawker this morning?" asked the younger Miss Worcester.
Chapter 10 of The Third Violet by Stephen Crane holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 10 holds 115 sentences of The Third Violet, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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