Chapter 3 of The Winepress is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Winepress is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Thorpe felt her breath coming in short, quick gasps. Her cheeks were a scarlet flame and a white line was drawn about her mouth. How could men live and praise and exult under this carnage of blood! Where should she fly--how escape? Was there no way out of this--_this_--THIS!
Chapter 3 of The Winepress is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the savage and excessive killing of many people
From this reading “How could men live and praise and exult under this carnage of blood!”
feel extreme happiness or elation
From this reading “How could men live and praise and exult under this carnage of blood!”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “Her cheeks were a scarlet flame and a white line was drawn about her mouth.”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Where should she fly--how escape?”
plural of “gasp” — a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “Mrs. Thorpe felt her breath coming in short, quick gasps.”
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “How could men live and praise and exult under this carnage of blood!”
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading “Her cheeks were a scarlet flame and a white line was drawn about her mouth.”
outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)
From this reading “Mrs. Thorpe felt her breath coming in short, quick gasps.”
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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 “Mrs. Thorpe felt her breath coming in short, quick gasps.”
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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 Her cheeks were a scarlet flame and a white line was drawn about her mouth.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her cheeks were a scarlet flame and a white line was drawn about her mouth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her cheeks were a scarlet flame and a white line was drawn about her mouth.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading How could men live and praise and exult under this carnage of blood!
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe felt her breath coming in short, quick gasps.
the savage and excessive killing of many people
From this reading How could men live and praise and exult under this carnage of blood!
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Her cheeks were a scarlet flame and a white line was drawn about her mouth.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe felt her breath coming in short, quick gasps.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could men live and praise and exult under this carnage of blood!
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Her cheeks were a scarlet flame and a white line was drawn about her mouth.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Where should she fly--how escape?
feel extreme happiness or elation
From this reading How could men live and praise and exult under this carnage of blood!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe felt her breath coming in short, quick gasps.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Her cheeks were a scarlet flame and a white line was drawn about her mouth.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Where should she fly--how escape?
plural of “gasp” — a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe felt her breath coming in short, quick gasps.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe felt her breath coming in short, quick gasps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How could men live and praise and exult under this carnage of blood!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe felt her breath coming in short, quick gasps.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Her cheeks were a scarlet flame and a white line was drawn about her mouth.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
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the force of workers available
From this reading How could men live and praise and exult under this carnage of blood!
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Her cheeks were a scarlet flame and a white line was drawn about her mouth.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe felt her breath coming in short, quick gasps.
not any; not one
From this reading Was there no way out of this--_this_--THIS!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How could men live and praise and exult under this carnage of blood!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Was there no way out of this--_this_--THIS!
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading How could men live and praise and exult under this carnage of blood!
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe felt her breath coming in short, quick gasps.
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading Her cheeks were a scarlet flame and a white line was drawn about her mouth.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where should she fly--how escape?
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe felt her breath coming in short, quick gasps.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Where should she fly--how escape?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Was there no way out of this--_this_--THIS!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How could men live and praise and exult under this carnage of blood!
outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe felt her breath coming in short, quick gasps.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading How could men live and praise and exult under this carnage of blood!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her cheeks were a scarlet flame and a white line was drawn about her mouth.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Was there no way out of this--_this_--THIS!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her cheeks were a scarlet flame and a white line was drawn about her mouth.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where should she fly--how escape?
a Caucasian
From this reading Her cheeks were a scarlet flame and a white line was drawn about her mouth.
Chapter 3 of The Winepress by Christine Beals holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of The Winepress, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Winepress by Christine Beals exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Winepress, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
