Chapter 3 of Two Little Pilgrims' Progress is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Two Little Pilgrims' Progress is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The wheels drew nearer, and they heard one of the men speaking. “Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.” The next minute the fast-trotting horse spun swiftly down the road, and carried the voices out of hearing. Meg and Robin drew twin sighs of relief. Robin spoke first.
Chapter 3 of Two Little Pilgrims' Progress is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading ““Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.””
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “Meg and Robin drew twin sighs of relief.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “Meg and Robin drew twin sighs of relief.”
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading “Meg and Robin drew twin sighs of relief.”
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading “The next minute the fast-trotting horse spun swiftly down the road, and carried the voices out of hearing.”
the first light of day
From this reading ““Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.””
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading “Meg and Robin drew twin sighs of relief.”
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading “The wheels drew nearer, and they heard one of the men speaking.”
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In this reading ““Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.””
In this reading “The next minute the fast-trotting horse spun swiftly down the road, and carried the voices out of hearing.”
In this reading “The next minute the fast-trotting horse spun swiftly down the road, and carried the voices out of hearing.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wheels drew nearer, and they heard one of the men speaking.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.”
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The next minute the fast-trotting horse spun swiftly down the road, and carried the voices out of hearing.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The next minute the fast-trotting horse spun swiftly down the road, and carried the voices out of hearing.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The wheels drew nearer, and they heard one of the men speaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next minute the fast-trotting horse spun swiftly down the road, and carried the voices out of hearing.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Robin spoke first.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The wheels drew nearer, and they heard one of the men speaking.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading The next minute the fast-trotting horse spun swiftly down the road, and carried the voices out of hearing.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The next minute the fast-trotting horse spun swiftly down the road, and carried the voices out of hearing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Meg and Robin drew twin sighs of relief.
the force of workers available
From this reading The wheels drew nearer, and they heard one of the men speaking.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading The next minute the fast-trotting horse spun swiftly down the road, and carried the voices out of hearing.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading The wheels drew nearer, and they heard one of the men speaking.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next minute the fast-trotting horse spun swiftly down the road, and carried the voices out of hearing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wheels drew nearer, and they heard one of the men speaking.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The wheels drew nearer, and they heard one of the men speaking.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The next minute the fast-trotting horse spun swiftly down the road, and carried the voices out of hearing.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Meg and Robin drew twin sighs of relief.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The next minute the fast-trotting horse spun swiftly down the road, and carried the voices out of hearing.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading Meg and Robin drew twin sighs of relief.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.”
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading Meg and Robin drew twin sighs of relief.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading The wheels drew nearer, and they heard one of the men speaking.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Robin spoke first.
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading The next minute the fast-trotting horse spun swiftly down the road, and carried the voices out of hearing.
the first light of day
From this reading “Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.”
in a swift manner
From this reading The next minute the fast-trotting horse spun swiftly down the road, and carried the voices out of hearing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wheels drew nearer, and they heard one of the men speaking.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wheels drew nearer, and they heard one of the men speaking.
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading Meg and Robin drew twin sighs of relief.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The next minute the fast-trotting horse spun swiftly down the road, and carried the voices out of hearing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.”
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading The wheels drew nearer, and they heard one of the men speaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “Chicago by sunrise,” he was saying, “and what I don’t see of it won’t be worth seeing.”
Chapter 3 of Two Little Pilgrims' Progress by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 3 holds 443 sentences of Two Little Pilgrims' Progress, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Two Little Pilgrims' Progress by Frances Hodgson Burnett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
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