Chapter 26 of Three Soldiers is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Three Soldiers is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Come let's go out on the river.” Genevieve stepped into the boat and caught up the oars. “Now push her off, and don't fall in,” she cried. The boat glided out into the water. Genevieve began pulling on the oars slowly and regularly.
Chapter 26 of Three Soldiers is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Genevieve stepped into the boat and caught up the oars.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading ““Now push her off, and don't fall in,” she cried.”
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading “The boat glided out into the water.”
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading “Genevieve stepped into the boat and caught up the oars.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “Genevieve began pulling on the oars slowly and regularly.”
move with force
From this reading ““Now push her off, and don't fall in,” she cried.”
in a regular manner
From this reading “Genevieve began pulling on the oars slowly and regularly.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “Genevieve stepped into the boat and caught up the oars.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Genevieve stepped into the boat and caught up the oars.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Genevieve began pulling on the oars slowly and regularly.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Genevieve stepped into the boat and caught up the oars.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Genevieve stepped into the boat and caught up the oars.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come let's go out on the river.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Now push her off, and don't fall in,” she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now push her off, and don't fall in,” she cried.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “Now push her off, and don't fall in,” she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Genevieve stepped into the boat and caught up the oars.
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading The boat glided out into the water.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Come let's go out on the river.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Now push her off, and don't fall in,” she cried.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Now push her off, and don't fall in,” she cried.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Genevieve stepped into the boat and caught up the oars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come let's go out on the river.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now push her off, and don't fall in,” she cried.
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading Genevieve stepped into the boat and caught up the oars.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Now push her off, and don't fall in,” she cried.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come let's go out on the river.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Come let's go out on the river.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading Genevieve began pulling on the oars slowly and regularly.
move with force
From this reading “Now push her off, and don't fall in,” she cried.
in a regular manner
From this reading Genevieve began pulling on the oars slowly and regularly.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “Come let's go out on the river.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Now push her off, and don't fall in,” she cried.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Genevieve began pulling on the oars slowly and regularly.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Genevieve stepped into the boat and caught up the oars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come let's go out on the river.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Genevieve stepped into the boat and caught up the oars.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The boat glided out into the water.
Chapter 26 of Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 26 holds 425 sentences of Three Soldiers, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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