Chapter 3 of The Well of the Saints is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Well of the Saints is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARTIN DOUL. _turning round._ — I’m coming, surely. [_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY. On what is it you’re gaping, Martin Doul? MARTIN DOUL.
Chapter 3 of The Well of the Saints is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a low-lying region in central France
From this reading “[_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.”
with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
From this reading “On what is it you’re gaping, Martin Doul?”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “[_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “MARTIN DOUL.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “[_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.”
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading “[_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “_turning round._ — I’m coming, surely.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
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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 [_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading [_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading _turning round._ — I’m coming, surely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARTIN DOUL.
with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
From this reading On what is it you’re gaping, Martin Doul?
the act of departing
From this reading [_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _turning round._ — I’m coming, surely.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On what is it you’re gaping, Martin Doul?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On what is it you’re gaping, Martin Doul?
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading [_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading MARTIN DOUL.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On what is it you’re gaping, Martin Doul?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading [_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.
precisely, exactly
From this reading [_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading _turning round._ — I’m coming, surely.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading [_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading [_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading _turning round._ — I’m coming, surely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.
in the direction of
From this reading [_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading _turning round._ — I’m coming, surely.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading [_He stops and looks out right, going a step or two towards centre._] TIMMY.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading On what is it you’re gaping, Martin Doul?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On what is it you’re gaping, Martin Doul?
Chapter 3 of The Well of the Saints by J. M. (John Millington) Synge holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 241 sentences of The Well of the Saints, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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