Chapter 6 of Three Boys is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Three Boys is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son. Why does he have him here, then? A stupid, girlish muff of a fellow! One's obliged to laugh at him, poor beggar!" The Mackhai doubled up his letter angrily, and thrust it into his pocket.
Chapter 6 of Three Boys is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
with anger
From this reading “The Mackhai doubled up his letter angrily, and thrust it into his pocket.”
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “One's obliged to laugh at him, poor beggar!"”
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading “"My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.”
twice as great or many
From this reading “The Mackhai doubled up his letter angrily, and thrust it into his pocket.”
befitting or characteristic of a young girl
From this reading “A stupid, girlish muff of a fellow!”
a warm tubular covering for the hands
From this reading “A stupid, girlish muff of a fellow!”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “A stupid, girlish muff of a fellow!”
push forcefully
From this reading “The Mackhai doubled up his letter angrily, and thrust it into his pocket.”
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 "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
with anger
From this reading The Mackhai doubled up his letter angrily, and thrust it into his pocket.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One's obliged to laugh at him, poor beggar!"
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading One's obliged to laugh at him, poor beggar!"
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why does he have him here, then?
twice as great or many
From this reading The Mackhai doubled up his letter angrily, and thrust it into his pocket.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
a boy or man
From this reading A stupid, girlish muff of a fellow!
a man of refinement
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
befitting or characteristic of a young girl
From this reading A stupid, girlish muff of a fellow!
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why does he have him here, then?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Why does he have him here, then?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why does he have him here, then?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Mackhai doubled up his letter angrily, and thrust it into his pocket.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Mackhai doubled up his letter angrily, and thrust it into his pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
the sound of laughing
From this reading One's obliged to laugh at him, poor beggar!"
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The Mackhai doubled up his letter angrily, and thrust it into his pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Mackhai doubled up his letter angrily, and thrust it into his pocket.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
a warm tubular covering for the hands
From this reading A stupid, girlish muff of a fellow!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading One's obliged to laugh at him, poor beggar!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One's obliged to laugh at him, poor beggar!"
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading The Mackhai doubled up his letter angrily, and thrust it into his pocket.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading One's obliged to laugh at him, poor beggar!"
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
a male human offspring
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading A stupid, girlish muff of a fellow!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mackhai doubled up his letter angrily, and thrust it into his pocket.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Why does he have him here, then?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
push forcefully
From this reading The Mackhai doubled up his letter angrily, and thrust it into his pocket.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "My father must hate his father," thought Kenneth; "and he is too much of a gentleman to show his dislike to his son.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Mackhai doubled up his letter angrily, and thrust it into his pocket.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why does he have him here, then?
Chapter 6 of Three Boys by George Manville Fenn holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 6 holds 405 sentences of Three Boys, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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