Chapter 4 of Three Weeks is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Three Weeks is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Their return journey was one of quiet. The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence. This troubled Paul. Had he wearied her? What should he do?
Chapter 4 of Three Weeks is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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from appearances alone
From this reading “The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “Their return journey was one of quiet.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.”
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “This troubled Paul.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “This troubled Paul.”
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading “The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.”
exhausted
From this reading “Had he wearied her?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
from appearances alone
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What should he do?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he wearied her?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he wearied her?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had he wearied her?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Their return journey was one of quiet.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their return journey was one of quiet.
many times at short intervals
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Their return journey was one of quiet.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading This troubled Paul.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Their return journey was one of quiet.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Their return journey was one of quiet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should he do?
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their return journey was one of quiet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This troubled Paul.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading This troubled Paul.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their return journey was one of quiet.
exhausted
From this reading Had he wearied her?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What should he do?
Chapter 4 of Three Weeks by Elinor Glyn holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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 4 holds 105 sentences of Three Weeks, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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