Chapter 16 of The Three Sisters is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Three Sisters is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mary intervened. "Sh--sh--Papa. They'll hear you in the kitchen." "They'll hear _her_." (Ally was moaning.) "Stop that whimpering and whining."
Chapter 16 of The Three Sisters 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.
a friendly nation
From this reading “(Ally was moaning.) "Stop that whimpering and whining."”
past form of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading “Mary intervened.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “They'll hear you in the kitchen."”
-ing form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “(Ally was moaning.) "Stop that whimpering and whining."”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Sh--sh--Papa.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “(Ally was moaning.) "Stop that whimpering and whining."”
-ing form of “whimper” — cry weakly or softly
From this reading “(Ally was moaning.) "Stop that whimpering and whining."”
-ing form of “whine” — move with a whining sound
From this reading “(Ally was moaning.) "Stop that whimpering and whining."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
a friendly nation
From this reading (Ally was moaning.) "Stop that whimpering and whining."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (Ally was moaning.) "Stop that whimpering and whining."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading They'll hear you in the kitchen."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "They'll hear _her_."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They'll hear you in the kitchen."
past form of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading Mary intervened.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading They'll hear you in the kitchen."
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary intervened.
-ing form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading (Ally was moaning.) "Stop that whimpering and whining."
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Sh--sh--Papa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sh--sh--Papa.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading (Ally was moaning.) "Stop that whimpering and whining."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (Ally was moaning.) "Stop that whimpering and whining."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They'll hear you in the kitchen."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll hear you in the kitchen."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (Ally was moaning.) "Stop that whimpering and whining."
-ing form of “whimper” — cry weakly or softly
From this reading (Ally was moaning.) "Stop that whimpering and whining."
-ing form of “whine” — move with a whining sound
From this reading (Ally was moaning.) "Stop that whimpering and whining."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They'll hear you in the kitchen."
Chapter 16 of The Three Sisters by May Sinclair 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 16 holds 400 sentences of The Three Sisters, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of The Three Sisters by May Sinclair exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 80 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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 16 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.
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How to work through The Three Sisters section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Three Sisters, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
