Chapter 3 of Walter Sherwood's Probation is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Walter Sherwood's Probation is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood. “I feel sleepy this morning, Gates,” he said to his chum. “I can't fix my mind on this confounded logic.” “No wonder, Sherwood. You have good reason to be tired after last evening.”
Chapter 3 of Walter Sherwood's Probation is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading ““I feel sleepy this morning, Gates,” he said to his chum.”
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading “THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading ““I can't fix my mind on this confounded logic.””
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading ““I can't fix my mind on this confounded logic.””
the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
From this reading ““I can't fix my mind on this confounded logic.””
United States playwright (1896-1955)
From this reading “THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.”
United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
From this reading “THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.”
ready to fall asleep
From this reading ““I feel sleepy this morning, Gates,” he said to his chum.”
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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 THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
later than; following
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You have good reason to be tired after last evening.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can't fix my mind on this confounded logic.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “I feel sleepy this morning, Gates,” he said to his chum.
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “I can't fix my mind on this confounded logic.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading You have good reason to be tired after last evening.”
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “I feel sleepy this morning, Gates,” he said to his chum.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “I can't fix my mind on this confounded logic.”
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “I feel sleepy this morning, Gates,” he said to his chum.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You have good reason to be tired after last evening.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have good reason to be tired after last evening.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I feel sleepy this morning, Gates,” he said to his chum.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I feel sleepy this morning, Gates,” he said to his chum.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I feel sleepy this morning, Gates,” he said to his chum.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
immediately past
From this reading You have good reason to be tired after last evening.”
the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
From this reading “I can't fix my mind on this confounded logic.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I can't fix my mind on this confounded logic.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I can't fix my mind on this confounded logic.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No wonder, Sherwood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I can't fix my mind on this confounded logic.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
on the contrary
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading You have good reason to be tired after last evening.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I feel sleepy this morning, Gates,” he said to his chum.
Identical; not different.
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
United States playwright (1896-1955)
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “I feel sleepy this morning, Gates,” he said to his chum.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I feel sleepy this morning, Gates,” he said to his chum.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading You have good reason to be tired after last evening.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I feel sleepy this morning, Gates,” he said to his chum.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST The same morning, in a comfortably furnished room in Simpson Hall, sat, or rather lounged, Walter Sherwood.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “No wonder, Sherwood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have good reason to be tired after last evening.”
Chapter 3 of Walter Sherwood's Probation by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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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