Chapter 20 of The Third Violet is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Third Violet is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He wrote that he was coming home this week," said Pennoyer. "Did he?" asked Florinda indifferently. "Yes. Aren't you glad?" They were still watching her face.
Chapter 20 of The Third Violet is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “"He wrote that he was coming home this week," said Pennoyer.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Aren't you glad?"”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “"He wrote that he was coming home this week," said Pennoyer.”
with indifference; in an indifferent manner
From this reading “"Did he?" asked Florinda indifferently.”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “They were still watching her face.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"He wrote that he was coming home this week," said Pennoyer.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “"He wrote that he was coming home this week," said Pennoyer.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes.”
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From this reading Aren't you glad?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did he?" asked Florinda indifferently.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "He wrote that he was coming home this week," said Pennoyer.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did he?" asked Florinda indifferently.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading They were still watching her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did he?" asked Florinda indifferently.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Aren't you glad?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He wrote that he was coming home this week," said Pennoyer.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They were still watching her face.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "He wrote that he was coming home this week," said Pennoyer.
with indifference; in an indifferent manner
From this reading "Did he?" asked Florinda indifferently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He wrote that he was coming home this week," said Pennoyer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He wrote that he was coming home this week," said Pennoyer.
not in physical motion
From this reading They were still watching her face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He wrote that he was coming home this week," said Pennoyer.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were still watching her face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "He wrote that he was coming home this week," said Pennoyer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He wrote that he was coming home this week," said Pennoyer.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading They were still watching her face.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "He wrote that he was coming home this week," said Pennoyer.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were still watching her face.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "He wrote that he was coming home this week," said Pennoyer.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Aren't you glad?"
Chapter 20 of The Third Violet by Stephen Crane holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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 20 holds 94 sentences of The Third Violet, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of The Third Violet by Stephen Crane exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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.
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