Chapter 3 of The Warriors is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Warriors is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This story is a Parable of Kings. Such is the power of control that is granted to each new soul. Each child is bequeathed at birth a sceptre and a crown. The first rule is parental. The primitive monarchy is in the home.
Chapter 3 of The Warriors is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bequeath” — leave or give by will after one's death
From this reading “Each child is bequeathed at birth a sceptre and a crown.”
power to direct or determine
From this reading “Such is the power of control that is granted to each new soul.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “Such is the power of control that is granted to each new soul.”
an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
From this reading “The primitive monarchy is in the home.”
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
From this reading “This story is a Parable of Kings.”
designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced
From this reading “The first rule is parental.”
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading “The primitive monarchy is in the home.”
the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
From this reading “Each child is bequeathed at birth a sceptre and a crown.”
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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 This story is a Parable of Kings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each child is bequeathed at birth a sceptre and a crown.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Each child is bequeathed at birth a sceptre and a crown.
past form of “bequeath” — leave or give by will after one's death
From this reading Each child is bequeathed at birth a sceptre and a crown.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Each child is bequeathed at birth a sceptre and a crown.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Each child is bequeathed at birth a sceptre and a crown.
power to direct or determine
From this reading Such is the power of control that is granted to each new soul.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading Each child is bequeathed at birth a sceptre and a crown.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Such is the power of control that is granted to each new soul.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first rule is parental.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Such is the power of control that is granted to each new soul.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The primitive monarchy is in the home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The primitive monarchy is in the home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This story is a Parable of Kings.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading This story is a Parable of Kings.
an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
From this reading The primitive monarchy is in the home.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Such is the power of control that is granted to each new soul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This story is a Parable of Kings.
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
From this reading This story is a Parable of Kings.
designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced
From this reading The first rule is parental.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Such is the power of control that is granted to each new soul.
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading The primitive monarchy is in the home.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading The first rule is parental.
the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
From this reading Each child is bequeathed at birth a sceptre and a crown.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Such is the power of control that is granted to each new soul.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading This story is a Parable of Kings.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such is the power of control that is granted to each new soul.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such is the power of control that is granted to each new soul.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such is the power of control that is granted to each new soul.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This story is a Parable of Kings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such is the power of control that is granted to each new soul.
Chapter 3 of The Warriors by Anna Robertson Brown Lindsay holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 3 holds 434 sentences of The Warriors, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Warriors by Anna Robertson Brown Lindsay exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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