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The Three Comrades

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Three Comrades is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.
CHAPTER SEVEN Seven days passed.
How short! but sometimes how long seven days may be!
How much one can live through, experience, and suffer!
Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Three Comrades

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Three Comrades is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.
Line 2
CHAPTER SEVEN Seven days passed.
/ˈtʃæptər ˈsevən ˈsevən deɪz pæst/
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How short! but sometimes how long seven days may be!
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How much one can live through, experience, and suffer!
Line 5
Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.
/taɪm ˈpæsəz juː əˈweɪkən waɪp jɔːr aɪz ənd ˈwʌndər ɪf ɪt ɪz truː ðæt ɪt hæz pæst ɔːlˈredi/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

awaken verb US /əˈweɪkən/

cause to become awake or conscious

From this reading “Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.”

chapter noun US /ˈtʃæptər/

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading “CHAPTER SEVEN Seven days passed.”

dishes noun US /ˈdɪʃəz/

plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

From this reading “Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.”

dried adjective US /draɪd/

not still wet

From this reading “Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.”

passes noun US /ˈpæsəz/

plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

From this reading “Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.”

suffer verb US /ˈsʌfər/

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading “How much one can live through, experience, and suffer!”

washed adjective US /wɑːʃt/

clean by virtue of having been washed in water

From this reading “Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.”

wipe verb US /waɪp/

rub with a circular motion

From this reading “Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.”

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alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.

awakenverbUS /əˈweɪkən/

cause to become awake or conscious

From this reading Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading How short! but sometimes how long seven days may be!

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading How short! but sometimes how long seven days may be!

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading How much one can live through, experience, and suffer!

CHAPTERnounUS /ˈtʃæptər/

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN Seven days passed.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN Seven days passed.

disappearedverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd/

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.

dishesnounUS /ˈdɪʃəz/

plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

From this reading Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.

driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/

not still wet

From this reading Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.

experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading How much one can live through, experience, and suffer!

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.

How

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading How short! but sometimes how long seven days may be!

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading How much one can live through, experience, and suffer!

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading How short! but sometimes how long seven days may be!

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading How short! but sometimes how long seven days may be!

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading How much one can live through, experience, and suffer!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading How much one can live through, experience, and suffer!

Palko

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN Seven days passed.

passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/

plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

From this reading Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.

Petrik

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.

quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/

with low volume

From this reading Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.

SEVENnounUS /ˈsevən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN Seven days passed.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading How short! but sometimes how long seven days may be!

sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading How short! but sometimes how long seven days may be!

sufferverbUS /ˈsʌfər/

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading How much one can live through, experience, and suffer!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading How much one can live through, experience, and suffer!

TimenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.

washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/

clean by virtue of having been washed in water

From this reading Palko washed the dishes, Petrik dried them; they put everything away, and disappeared as quietly as they could.

wipeverbUS /waɪp/

rub with a circular motion

From this reading Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.

wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Time passes; you awaken, wipe your eyes, and wonder if it is true that it has passed already.

Chapter 3 of The Three Comrades by Kristína Royová holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.

What does chapter 3 of The Three Comrades contain?

Chapter 3 holds 403 sentences of The Three Comrades, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of The Three Comrades by Kristína Royová exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.

How do I study chapter 3 of The Three Comrades?

Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 81 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 3 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Three Comrades

Common questions about reading The Three Comrades by Kristína Royová on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Three Comrades?

Yes. All 2067 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #12143 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #12143, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Three Comrades take to read?

About 172 minutes of reading across 414 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Three Comrades

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Three Comrades, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Stara
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Three Comrades; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Slovakia
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Three Comrades; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Whole
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Three Comrades; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
World
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Three Comrades; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.