Chapter 3 of The White Prophet, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The White Prophet, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Tea, Mosie, quick! Tell the cook the Colonel has to catch a train." The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking. "Didn’t I tell you that boy was falling in love with me? I found him fighting in the market-place.
Chapter 3 of The White Prophet, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Tell the cook the Colonel has to catch a train."”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “Tell the cook the Colonel has to catch a train."”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “"Didn’t I tell you that boy was falling in love with me?”
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “I found him fighting in the market-place.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.”
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading “The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “"Tea, Mosie, quick!”
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.
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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 Tell the cook the Colonel has to catch a train."
anew
From this reading The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.
a youthful male person
From this reading The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Tell the cook the Colonel has to catch a train."
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Tell the cook the Colonel has to catch a train."
prepare a hot meal
From this reading Tell the cook the Colonel has to catch a train."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn’t I tell you that boy was falling in love with me?
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading "Didn’t I tell you that boy was falling in love with me?
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading I found him fighting in the market-place.
set up or found
From this reading I found him fighting in the market-place.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tell the cook the Colonel has to catch a train."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I found him fighting in the market-place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Didn’t I tell you that boy was falling in love with me?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Didn’t I tell you that boy was falling in love with me?
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Didn’t I tell you that boy was falling in love with me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I found him fighting in the market-place.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Didn’t I tell you that boy was falling in love with me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tea, Mosie, quick!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Tea, Mosie, quick!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "Tea, Mosie, quick!
express in words
From this reading Tell the cook the Colonel has to catch a train."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Didn’t I tell you that boy was falling in love with me?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tell the cook the Colonel has to catch a train."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tell the cook the Colonel has to catch a train."
create by training and teaching
From this reading Tell the cook the Colonel has to catch a train."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Didn’t I tell you that boy was falling in love with me?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The black boy kissed her hand and went bounding out, whereupon she talked again to prevent Gordon from talking.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Didn’t I tell you that boy was falling in love with me?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Didn’t I tell you that boy was falling in love with me?
Chapter 3 of The White Prophet, Volume 1 (of 2) by Hall, Sir Caine holds 404 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.
Chapter 3 holds 404 sentences of The White Prophet, Volume 1 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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