Chapter 3 of Tom, Dick and Harriet is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Tom, Dick and Harriet is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BRAND FROM THE BURNING “Well, you old duffer! I thought you were going to meet me at the station for the eleven o’clock.” “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone. How are you? Did you have a good time Christmas?”
Chapter 3 of Tom, Dick and Harriet is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a name given to a product or service
From this reading “THE BRAND FROM THE BURNING “Well, you old duffer!”
the act of burning something
From this reading “THE BRAND FROM THE BURNING “Well, you old duffer!”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “Did you have a good time Christmas?””
an incompetent or clumsy person
From this reading “THE BRAND FROM THE BURNING “Well, you old duffer!”
being one more than ten
From this reading “I thought you were going to meet me at the station for the eleven o’clock.””
according to the clock
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “I thought you were going to meet me at the station for the eleven o’clock.””
create by training and teaching
From this reading ““I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.”
In this reading “I thought you were going to meet me at the station for the eleven o’clock.””
a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
In this reading “Did you have a good time Christmas?””
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Did you have a good time Christmas?”
later than; following
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How are you?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I thought you were going to meet me at the station for the eleven o’clock.”
a name given to a product or service
From this reading THE BRAND FROM THE BURNING “Well, you old duffer!
the act of burning something
From this reading THE BRAND FROM THE BURNING “Well, you old duffer!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Did you have a good time Christmas?”
European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you have a good time Christmas?”
an incompetent or clumsy person
From this reading THE BRAND FROM THE BURNING “Well, you old duffer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
being one more than ten
From this reading I thought you were going to meet me at the station for the eleven o’clock.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thought you were going to meet me at the station for the eleven o’clock.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE BRAND FROM THE BURNING “Well, you old duffer!
the act of departing
From this reading I thought you were going to meet me at the station for the eleven o’clock.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Did you have a good time Christmas?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did you have a good time Christmas?”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How are you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought you were going to meet me at the station for the eleven o’clock.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
and nothing more
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thought you were going to meet me at the station for the eleven o’clock.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
come together
From this reading I thought you were going to meet me at the station for the eleven o’clock.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
according to the clock
From this reading I thought you were going to meet me at the station for the eleven o’clock.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE BRAND FROM THE BURNING “Well, you old duffer!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading I thought you were going to meet me at the station for the eleven o’clock.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRAND FROM THE BURNING “Well, you old duffer!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you were going to meet me at the station for the eleven o’clock.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Did you have a good time Christmas?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought you were going to meet me at the station for the eleven o’clock.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE BRAND FROM THE BURNING “Well, you old duffer!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I thought you were going to meet me at the station for the eleven o’clock.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE BRAND FROM THE BURNING “Well, you old duffer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I really meant to, Roy,” answered Chub Eaton, “but my train was nearly an hour late and I got in just four minutes after you’d gone.
Chapter 3 of Tom, Dick and Harriet by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
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