Chapter 18 of The Three Lovers is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Three Lovers is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Painting?" Olivia shook her head, a little ruefully. "Black-and-white. He's got some regular work to do at last. So things are looking up with us.
Chapter 18 of The Three Lovers is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “He's got some regular work to do at last.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “So things are looking up with us.”
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading “"Painting?"”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “He's got some regular work to do at last.”
in a rueful manner
From this reading “Olivia shook her head, a little ruefully.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Olivia shook her head, a little ruefully.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “So things are looking up with us.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “He's got some regular work to do at last.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He's got some regular work to do at last.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Olivia shook her head, a little ruefully.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So things are looking up with us.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He's got some regular work to do at last.
lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black
From this reading "Black-and-white.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He's got some regular work to do at last.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He's got some regular work to do at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's got some regular work to do at last.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Olivia shook her head, a little ruefully.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Olivia shook her head, a little ruefully.
immediately past
From this reading He's got some regular work to do at last.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Olivia shook her head, a little ruefully.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading So things are looking up with us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Olivia shook her head, a little ruefully.
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading "Painting?"
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading He's got some regular work to do at last.
in a rueful manner
From this reading Olivia shook her head, a little ruefully.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Olivia shook her head, a little ruefully.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So things are looking up with us.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He's got some regular work to do at last.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading So things are looking up with us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He's got some regular work to do at last.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So things are looking up with us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So things are looking up with us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So things are looking up with us.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He's got some regular work to do at last.
Chapter 18 of The Three Lovers by Frank Swinnerton holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 18 holds 400 sentences of The Three Lovers, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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