Chapter 3 of The William Henry Letters is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The William Henry Letters is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning. When I got to our room, the boys were sound asleep. I crept into bed as still as a mouse. The moon shone in on me. I thought my eyes would never go to sleep again.
Chapter 3 of The William Henry Letters is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of sleep
From this reading “When I got to our room, the boys were sound asleep.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.”
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “I crept into bed as still as a mouse.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “The moon shone in on me.”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “I crept into bed as still as a mouse.”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “The moon shone in on me.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “I thought my eyes would never go to sleep again.”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “When I got to our room, the boys were sound asleep.”
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 “I crept into bed as still as a mouse.”
In this reading “Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.”
In this reading “Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.”
In this reading “I crept into bed as still as a mouse.”
In this reading “The moon shone in on me.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I crept into bed as still as a mouse.
anew
From this reading Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I crept into bed as still as a mouse.
in a state of sleep
From this reading When I got to our room, the boys were sound asleep.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading When I got to our room, the boys were sound asleep.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading I crept into bed as still as a mouse.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I thought my eyes would never go to sleep again.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When I got to our room, the boys were sound asleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I crept into bed as still as a mouse.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon shone in on me.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading I crept into bed as still as a mouse.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I thought my eyes would never go to sleep again.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I thought my eyes would never go to sleep again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The moon shone in on me.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When I got to our room, the boys were sound asleep.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When I got to our room, the boys were sound asleep.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The moon shone in on me.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I thought my eyes would never go to sleep again.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading When I got to our room, the boys were sound asleep.
not in physical motion
From this reading I crept into bed as still as a mouse.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought my eyes would never go to sleep again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I got to our room, the boys were sound asleep.
at the time that
From this reading When I got to our room, the boys were sound asleep.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then he said I might go to bed, and he would talk with me again in the morning.
Chapter 3 of The William Henry Letters by Abby Morton Diaz holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of The William Henry Letters, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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