Chapter 9 of Three millions! is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Three millions! is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HEALING THE WOUNDS. “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house. “You never made a greater mistake in your life, Dick; I am delighted with it,” replied Eugene. “Upon my word, you look delighted!” exclaimed Dick. “You took it all so coolly that I expected to be condemned for everything.”
Chapter 9 of Three millions! is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading ““I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.”
past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading ““You took it all so coolly that I expected to be condemned for everything.””
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading ““You took it all so coolly that I expected to be condemned for everything.””
greatly pleased
From this reading ““You never made a greater mistake in your life, Dick; I am delighted with it,” replied Eugene.”
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading ““You never made a greater mistake in your life, Dick; I am delighted with it,” replied Eugene.”
the natural process by which the body repairs itself
From this reading “HEALING THE WOUNDS.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading ““I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.”
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “HEALING THE WOUNDS.”
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In this reading ““I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.”
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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 “You never made a greater mistake in your life, Dick; I am delighted with it,” replied Eugene.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “You took it all so coolly that I expected to be condemned for everything.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “You never made a greater mistake in your life, Dick; I am delighted with it,” replied Eugene.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You took it all so coolly that I expected to be condemned for everything.”
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading “You took it all so coolly that I expected to be condemned for everything.”
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading “You took it all so coolly that I expected to be condemned for everything.”
greatly pleased
From this reading “You never made a greater mistake in your life, Dick; I am delighted with it,” replied Eugene.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading “You never made a greater mistake in your life, Dick; I am delighted with it,” replied Eugene.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “You took it all so coolly that I expected to be condemned for everything.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Upon my word, you look delighted!” exclaimed Dick.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “You took it all so coolly that I expected to be condemned for everything.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You took it all so coolly that I expected to be condemned for everything.”
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading “You never made a greater mistake in your life, Dick; I am delighted with it,” replied Eugene.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
the natural process by which the body repairs itself
From this reading HEALING THE WOUNDS.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
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From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You never made a greater mistake in your life, Dick; I am delighted with it,” replied Eugene.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You never made a greater mistake in your life, Dick; I am delighted with it,” replied Eugene.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “You never made a greater mistake in your life, Dick; I am delighted with it,” replied Eugene.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Upon my word, you look delighted!” exclaimed Dick.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “You never made a greater mistake in your life, Dick; I am delighted with it,” replied Eugene.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “You never made a greater mistake in your life, Dick; I am delighted with it,” replied Eugene.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Upon my word, you look delighted!” exclaimed Dick.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “You never made a greater mistake in your life, Dick; I am delighted with it,” replied Eugene.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “You never made a greater mistake in your life, Dick; I am delighted with it,” replied Eugene.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You took it all so coolly that I expected to be condemned for everything.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HEALING THE WOUNDS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You took it all so coolly that I expected to be condemned for everything.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “You took it all so coolly that I expected to be condemned for everything.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Upon my word, you look delighted!” exclaimed Dick.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You never made a greater mistake in your life, Dick; I am delighted with it,” replied Eugene.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “Upon my word, you look delighted!” exclaimed Dick.
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading HEALING THE WOUNDS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I see that what I have done does not suit you, Hungerford,” said Dick Birch, as the party entered the house.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You never made a greater mistake in your life, Dick; I am delighted with it,” replied Eugene.
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