Chapter 3 of They return at evening is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of They return at evening is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Because,” he replied, “you have a first-class brain, I have a second or third. I have always had things made too easy for me. You have had most things made too hard. _Ergo_, you have a first-class character. I haven’t.
Chapter 3 of They return at evening is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading ““Because,” he replied, “you have a first-class brain, I have a second or third.”
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading “_Ergo_, you have a first-class character.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “I have always had things made too easy for me.”
(used as a sentence connector) therefore or consequently
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading ““Because,” he replied, “you have a first-class brain, I have a second or third.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “You have had most things made too hard.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading ““Because,” he replied, “you have a first-class brain, I have a second or third.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading ““Because,” he replied, “you have a first-class brain, I have a second or third.”
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In this reading “You have had most things made too hard.”
In this reading “I have always had things made too easy for me.”
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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 “Because,” he replied, “you have a first-class brain, I have a second or third.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I have always had things made too easy for me.
for the reason that
From this reading “Because,” he replied, “you have a first-class brain, I have a second or third.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “Because,” he replied, “you have a first-class brain, I have a second or third.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading _Ergo_, you have a first-class character.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading I have always had things made too easy for me.
(used as a sentence connector) therefore or consequently
From this reading _Ergo_, you have a first-class character.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “Because,” he replied, “you have a first-class brain, I have a second or third.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have always had things made too easy for me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have always had things made too easy for me.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading You have had most things made too hard.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Because,” he replied, “you have a first-class brain, I have a second or third.
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From this reading I haven’t.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Because,” he replied, “you have a first-class brain, I have a second or third.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Because,” he replied, “you have a first-class brain, I have a second or third.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I have always had things made too easy for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have always had things made too easy for me.
used to form the superlative
From this reading You have had most things made too hard.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Because,” he replied, “you have a first-class brain, I have a second or third.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Because,” he replied, “you have a first-class brain, I have a second or third.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Because,” he replied, “you have a first-class brain, I have a second or third.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I have always had things made too easy for me.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “Because,” he replied, “you have a first-class brain, I have a second or third.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I have always had things made too easy for me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Because,” he replied, “you have a first-class brain, I have a second or third.
Chapter 3 of They return at evening by Herbert Russell Wakefield holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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 440 sentences of They return at evening, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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