Chapter 3 of Uncanny Stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Uncanny Stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No; I was not frightened. I was glad. You see, I loved Cicely. I remember thinking, “At last, at last, you poor darling, you’ve got in. And you can stay as long as you like now.
Chapter 3 of Uncanny Stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a special loved one
From this reading “I remember thinking, “At last, at last, you poor darling, you’ve got in.”
made afraid
From this reading “No; I was not frightened.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I was glad.”
held dear
From this reading “You see, I loved Cicely.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “I remember thinking, “At last, at last, you poor darling, you’ve got in.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I remember thinking, “At last, at last, you poor darling, you’ve got in.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “And you can stay as long as you like now.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “I remember thinking, “At last, at last, you poor darling, you’ve got in.”
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.
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In this reading “I remember thinking, “At last, at last, you poor darling, you’ve got in.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you can stay as long as you like now.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And you can stay as long as you like now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I remember thinking, “At last, at last, you poor darling, you’ve got in.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And you can stay as long as you like now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see, I loved Cicely.
a special loved one
From this reading I remember thinking, “At last, at last, you poor darling, you’ve got in.
made afraid
From this reading No; I was not frightened.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I was glad.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I remember thinking, “At last, at last, you poor darling, you’ve got in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No; I was not frightened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I remember thinking, “At last, at last, you poor darling, you’ve got in.
immediately past
From this reading I remember thinking, “At last, at last, you poor darling, you’ve got in.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And you can stay as long as you like now.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading And you can stay as long as you like now.
held dear
From this reading You see, I loved Cicely.
not any; not one
From this reading No; I was not frightened.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No; I was not frightened.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And you can stay as long as you like now.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I remember thinking, “At last, at last, you poor darling, you’ve got in.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember thinking, “At last, at last, you poor darling, you’ve got in.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see, I loved Cicely.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading And you can stay as long as you like now.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I remember thinking, “At last, at last, you poor darling, you’ve got in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No; I was not frightened.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see, I loved Cicely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember thinking, “At last, at last, you poor darling, you’ve got in.
Chapter 3 of Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 399 sentences of Uncanny Stories, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Uncanny Stories by May Sinclair exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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