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Through the Looking-Glass

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Through the Looking-Glass is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
Principal riversthere _are_ none.
Principal mountainsI’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.
Principal townswhy, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Through the Looking-Glass

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Through the Looking-Glass is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
Line 2
It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
Line 3
Principal riversthere _are_ none.
Line 4
Principal mountainsI’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.
Line 5
Principal townswhy, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading ““It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.”

All words in this reading · 62

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

able

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From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

Alice

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From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

any

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From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.

are

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From this reading “Principal rivers—there _are_ none.

as

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From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

being

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From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

but

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From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.

country

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From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

course

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From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

creatures

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From this reading Principal towns—why, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?

do

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From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

don't

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From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.

down

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From this reading Principal towns—why, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?

first

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From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

further

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From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

geography

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From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

going

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From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

got

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From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.

grand

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From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

honey

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From this reading Principal towns—why, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?

hopes

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From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

I

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.

I'm

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From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.

in

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

Insects

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

It's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

learning

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

like

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

little

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

Looking-Glass

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

make

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From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

making

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From this reading Principal towns—why, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?

mountains

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.

name

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From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.

none

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Principal rivers—there _are_ none.

Of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

on

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

one

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.

only

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.

Principal

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Principal rivers—there _are_ none.

rivers

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Principal rivers—there _are_ none.

see

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

she

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

something

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

survey

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

there

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Principal rivers—there _are_ none.

thing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

think

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.

those

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Principal towns—why, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?

thought

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

through

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

tiptoe

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

towns

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Principal towns—why, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?

travel

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

very

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.

was

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Looking-Glass Insects Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.

what

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Principal towns—why, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?

why

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From this reading Principal towns—why, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?

Chapter 3 of Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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.

What does chapter 3 of Through the Looking-Glass contain?

Chapter 3 holds 163 sentences of Through the Looking-Glass, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 163 sentences, grouped into 33 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 3 of Through the Looking-Glass?

Work through the 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 33 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 3 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Through the Looking-Glass

Common questions about reading Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Through the Looking-Glass?

Yes. All 1788 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #12 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Through the Looking-Glass is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #12, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Through the Looking-Glass take to read?

About 149 minutes of reading across 358 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Through the Looking-Glass section by section

How to work through Through the Looking-Glass section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 10 chapters of Through the Looking-Glass to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Through the Looking-Glass

Words and structures a reader meets early in Through the Looking-Glass, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Looking-glass
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Through the Looking-Glass; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
House
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Through the Looking-Glass; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Thing
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Through the Looking-Glass; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Certain
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Through the Looking-Glass; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.