Chapter 3 of The Witch is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Witch is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed. But many things were inopportune—hunger, for instance. The alderman found the visit offensively, unpatriotically inopportune. “What! The King’s Majesty’s ascension day—!”
Chapter 3 of The Witch is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)
From this reading “THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.”
(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
From this reading “The King’s Majesty’s ascension day—!””
having an illustrious reputation; respected
From this reading “THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.”
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading “But many things were inopportune—hunger, for instance.”
not opportune
From this reading “THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.”
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
in an unpleasantly offensive manner
From this reading “The alderman found the visit offensively, unpatriotically inopportune.”
plural of “physician” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.”
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.
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as an example
In this reading “But many things were inopportune—hunger, for instance.”
In this reading “But many things were inopportune—hunger, for instance.”
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a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)
From this reading THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.
(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
From this reading The King’s Majesty’s ascension day—!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But many things were inopportune—hunger, for instance.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The King’s Majesty’s ascension day—!”
having an illustrious reputation; respected
From this reading THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But many things were inopportune—hunger, for instance.
set up or found
From this reading The alderman found the visit offensively, unpatriotically inopportune.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading But many things were inopportune—hunger, for instance.
not opportune
From this reading THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.
an occurrence of something
From this reading But many things were inopportune—hunger, for instance.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King’s Majesty’s ascension day—!”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading The King’s Majesty’s ascension day—!”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading But many things were inopportune—hunger, for instance.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.
in an unpleasantly offensive manner
From this reading The alderman found the visit offensively, unpatriotically inopportune.
plural of “physician” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But many things were inopportune—hunger, for instance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.
in an unpatriotic manner
From this reading The alderman found the visit offensively, unpatriotically inopportune.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But many things were inopportune—hunger, for instance.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE TWO PHYSICIANS HE went that morning to visit the alderman, inopportune as he knew the visit would be esteemed.
Chapter 3 of The Witch by Mary Johnston holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
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