Chapter 31 of The Third Violet is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Third Violet is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In the evening Pennoyer conducted Florinda to the flat of many fire-escapes. After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me." "Why?" said Pennoyer. "Oh, because you are. You--you are very good to me, Penny."
Chapter 31 of The Third Violet is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a line of approach
From this reading “After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."”
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading “In the evening Pennoyer conducted Florinda to the flat of many fire-escapes.”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “In the evening Pennoyer conducted Florinda to the flat of many fire-escapes.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."”
an amount of time
From this reading “After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."”
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."”
-ing form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading “After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."”
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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 After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
later than; following
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
a line of approach
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
for the reason that
From this reading "Oh, because you are.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading In the evening Pennoyer conducted Florinda to the flat of many fire-escapes.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading In the evening Pennoyer conducted Florinda to the flat of many fire-escapes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the evening Pennoyer conducted Florinda to the flat of many fire-escapes.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading In the evening Pennoyer conducted Florinda to the flat of many fire-escapes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the evening Pennoyer conducted Florinda to the flat of many fire-escapes.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evening Pennoyer conducted Florinda to the flat of many fire-escapes.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading In the evening Pennoyer conducted Florinda to the flat of many fire-escapes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the evening Pennoyer conducted Florinda to the flat of many fire-escapes.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, because you are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the evening Pennoyer conducted Florinda to the flat of many fire-escapes.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
an amount of time
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
marked by absence of sound
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the evening Pennoyer conducted Florinda to the flat of many fire-escapes.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the evening Pennoyer conducted Florinda to the flat of many fire-escapes.
-ing form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
precisely as stated
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?" said Pennoyer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading After a period of silent tramping through the great golden avenue and the street that was being repaired, she said, "Penny, you are very good to me."
Chapter 31 of The Third Violet by Stephen Crane holds 67 sentences, grouped into 14 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.
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