Chapter 3 of Viola's vanity is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Viola's vanity is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MOTH AND THE STAR. Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him. He stared at him in surprise, exclaiming: “Well met, my friend, for I was going home to send you a message.” “A message?”
Chapter 3 of Viola's vanity is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affected or marked by low spirits
From this reading “Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “He stared at him in surprise, exclaiming:”
moving with great haste
From this reading “Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.”
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading “Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.”
dignified manner or conduct
From this reading “Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.”
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From this reading “THE MOTH AND THE STAR.”
-ing form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading “Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.”
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading “Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.”
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In this reading “He stared at him in surprise, exclaiming:”
In this reading ““Well met, my friend, for I was going home to send you a message.””
In this reading “Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.”
In this reading “He stared at him in surprise, exclaiming:”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well met, my friend, for I was going home to send you a message.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOTH AND THE STAR.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
affected or marked by low spirits
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading He stared at him in surprise, exclaiming:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Well met, my friend, for I was going home to send you a message.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Well met, my friend, for I was going home to send you a message.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
the act of departing
From this reading “Well met, my friend, for I was going home to send you a message.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stared at him in surprise, exclaiming:
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Well met, my friend, for I was going home to send you a message.”
moving with great haste
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well met, my friend, for I was going home to send you a message.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stared at him in surprise, exclaiming:
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “Well met, my friend, for I was going home to send you a message.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Well met, my friend, for I was going home to send you a message.”
dignified manner or conduct
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From this reading THE MOTH AND THE STAR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well met, my friend, for I was going home to send you a message.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “Well met, my friend, for I was going home to send you a message.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading THE MOTH AND THE STAR.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stared at him in surprise, exclaiming:
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
-ing form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading He stared at him in surprise, exclaiming:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOTH AND THE STAR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well met, my friend, for I was going home to send you a message.”
in the direction of
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well met, my friend, for I was going home to send you a message.”
(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 “Well met, my friend, for I was going home to send you a message.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Florian, hurrying away with sad heart and dejected mien from the parting with Viola, stopped short at meeting Professor Desha strolling leisurely toward him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well met, my friend, for I was going home to send you a message.”
Chapter 3 of Viola's vanity by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 59 sentences, grouped into 12 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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