Chapter 3 of The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That is impossible. One cannot be a book." "Oh yes, nothing simpler. Let everybody choose his own words and give his own meaning to them!" "What use would that be?" asked Willie.
Chapter 3 of The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “One cannot be a book."”
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “Let everybody choose his own words and give his own meaning to them!"”
every person
From this reading “Let everybody choose his own words and give his own meaning to them!"”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “"That is impossible.”
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading “Let everybody choose his own words and give his own meaning to them!"”
comparative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “"Oh yes, nothing simpler.”
the act of using
From this reading “"What use would that be?" asked Willie.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading “Let everybody choose his own words and give his own meaning to them!"”
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 “Let everybody choose his own words and give his own meaning to them!"”
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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 One cannot be a book."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let everybody choose his own words and give his own meaning to them!"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What use would that be?" asked Willie.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One cannot be a book."
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading One cannot be a book."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One cannot be a book."
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Let everybody choose his own words and give his own meaning to them!"
every person
From this reading Let everybody choose his own words and give his own meaning to them!"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Let everybody choose his own words and give his own meaning to them!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Let everybody choose his own words and give his own meaning to them!"
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "That is impossible.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is impossible.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let everybody choose his own words and give his own meaning to them!"
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading Let everybody choose his own words and give his own meaning to them!"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Oh yes, nothing simpler.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh yes, nothing simpler.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One cannot be a book."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Let everybody choose his own words and give his own meaning to them!"
comparative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading "Oh yes, nothing simpler.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is impossible.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Let everybody choose his own words and give his own meaning to them!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let everybody choose his own words and give his own meaning to them!"
the act of using
From this reading "What use would that be?" asked Willie.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What use would that be?" asked Willie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What use would that be?" asked Willie.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Let everybody choose his own words and give his own meaning to them!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "What use would that be?" asked Willie.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh yes, nothing simpler.
Chapter 3 of The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch by S. J. Adair (Shafto Justin Adair) Fitz-Gerald holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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 387 sentences of The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch by S. J. Adair (Shafto Justin Adair) Fitz-Gerald exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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 78 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 Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
