Chapter 27 of Three People is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Three People is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEATH AND LIFE. There had been a grand and solemn funeral. A long line of splendid coaches had followed the millionaire to his last resting-place. Rosewood and silver and velvet and crape had united to do him honor. Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.
Chapter 27 of Three People is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “coach” — (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
From this reading “A long line of splendid coaches had followed the millionaire to his last resting-place.”
plural of “connection” — a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading “Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.”
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading “Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.”
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading “Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.”
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading “A long line of splendid coaches had followed the millionaire to his last resting-place.”
hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork
From this reading “Rosewood and silver and velvet and crape had united to do him honor.”
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.”
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading “Rosewood and silver and velvet and crape had united to do him honor.”
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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 There had been a grand and solemn funeral.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEATH AND LIFE.
for the reason that
From this reading Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a grand and solemn funeral.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.
plural of “coach” — (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
From this reading A long line of splendid coaches had followed the millionaire to his last resting-place.
plural of “connection” — a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.
small very thin pancake
From this reading Rosewood and silver and velvet and crape had united to do him honor.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading DEATH AND LIFE.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Rosewood and silver and velvet and crape had united to do him honor.
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading A long line of splendid coaches had followed the millionaire to his last resting-place.
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading There had been a grand and solemn funeral.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading There had been a grand and solemn funeral.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been a grand and solemn funeral.
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rosewood and silver and velvet and crape had united to do him honor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A long line of splendid coaches had followed the millionaire to his last resting-place.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading Rosewood and silver and velvet and crape had united to do him honor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.
immediately past
From this reading A long line of splendid coaches had followed the millionaire to his last resting-place.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading DEATH AND LIFE.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading A long line of splendid coaches had followed the millionaire to his last resting-place.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A long line of splendid coaches had followed the millionaire to his last resting-place.
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 Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading A long line of splendid coaches had followed the millionaire to his last resting-place.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A long line of splendid coaches had followed the millionaire to his last resting-place.
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From this reading A long line of splendid coaches had followed the millionaire to his last resting-place.
hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork
From this reading Rosewood and silver and velvet and crape had united to do him honor.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Rosewood and silver and velvet and crape had united to do him honor.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading There had been a grand and solemn funeral.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading A long line of splendid coaches had followed the millionaire to his last resting-place.
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A long line of splendid coaches had followed the millionaire to his last resting-place.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been a grand and solemn funeral.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A long line of splendid coaches had followed the millionaire to his last resting-place.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Rosewood and silver and velvet and crape had united to do him honor.
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading Rosewood and silver and velvet and crape had united to do him honor.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many stores in the city were closed because Mr. Hastings had extensive business connections with them.
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