Chapter 10 of Three Soldiers is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Three Soldiers is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Hello, Dad,” he said. “What the hell?” “I just picked these up.” “So they couldn't let the poor little devils stay there? God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
Chapter 10 of Three Soldiers is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.””
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.””
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ““Hello, Dad,” he said.”
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading ““So they couldn't let the poor little devils stay there?”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading ““What the hell?””
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello, Dad,” he said.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.””
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading ““I just picked these up.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So they couldn't let the poor little devils stay there?
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Hello, Dad,” he said.
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “So they couldn't let the poor little devils stay there?
all things; all of a situation
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hello, Dad,” he said.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “What the hell?”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello, Dad,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I just picked these up.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
and nothing more
From this reading “I just picked these up.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “So they couldn't let the poor little devils stay there?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “So they couldn't let the poor little devils stay there?
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “I just picked these up.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “So they couldn't let the poor little devils stay there?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Hello, Dad,” he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So they couldn't let the poor little devils stay there?
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “So they couldn't let the poor little devils stay there?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What the hell?”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “So they couldn't let the poor little devils stay there?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I just picked these up.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So they couldn't let the poor little devils stay there?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I just picked these up.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading God! it looks to me as if they went out of their way to give pain to everything, bird, beast or man.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What the hell?”
Chapter 10 of Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 10 holds 420 sentences of Three Soldiers, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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