Chapter 25 of The Third Violet is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Third Violet is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief. "They bought that string of comics." "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles. "That gives us quite a lot. We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."
Chapter 25 of The Third Violet is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading “"Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.”
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading “"I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.”
plural of “comic” — a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
From this reading “"They bought that string of comics."”
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading “We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."”
assets in the form of money
From this reading “"Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “"I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.”
a lightweight cord
From this reading “"They bought that string of comics."”
plural of “wrinkle” — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
From this reading “"Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.”
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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 "That gives us quite a lot.
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "They bought that string of comics."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
plural of “comic” — a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
From this reading "They bought that string of comics."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
assets in the form of money
From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
(sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading "That gives us quite a lot.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
immediately past
From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "That gives us quite a lot.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."
the middle of the day
From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "They bought that string of comics."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "That gives us quite a lot.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
a lightweight cord
From this reading "They bought that string of comics."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "They bought that string of comics."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'll get my check from the Gamin on Saturday," said Grief.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They bought that string of comics."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That gives us quite a lot.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can have a _table d'hote_ on Friday night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
plural of “wrinkle” — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
From this reading "Well, then, we'll arrange the present funds to last until Saturday noon," said Wrinkles.
Chapter 25 of The Third Violet by Stephen Crane holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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 25 holds 86 sentences of The Third Violet, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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