Chapter 3 of Watch Yourself Go By is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Watch Yourself Go By is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Its weight and Alfred's sent the powerful man under the water. Where one sheep leads another will follow. As he attempted to rise, sheep after sheep hit him on head or back. Under he went again as often as he arose until the whole herd were out of the pen. This experience probably accounted for Uncle Joe's actions the day of the baptism.
Chapter 3 of Watch Yourself Go By is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “account” — be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
From this reading “This experience probably accounted for Uncle Joe's actions the day of the baptism.”
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “This experience probably accounted for Uncle Joe's actions the day of the baptism.”
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading “As he attempted to rise, sheep after sheep hit him on head or back.”
a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
From this reading “This experience probably accounted for Uncle Joe's actions the day of the baptism.”
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading “Under he went again as often as he arose until the whole herd were out of the pen.”
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading “Where one sheep leads another will follow.”
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “Under he went again as often as he arose until the whole herd were out of the pen.”
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “Where one sheep leads another will follow.”
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past form of “account” — be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
From this reading This experience probably accounted for Uncle Joe's actions the day of the baptism.
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading This experience probably accounted for Uncle Joe's actions the day of the baptism.
later than; following
From this reading As he attempted to rise, sheep after sheep hit him on head or back.
anew
From this reading Under he went again as often as he arose until the whole herd were out of the pen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its weight and Alfred's sent the powerful man under the water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its weight and Alfred's sent the powerful man under the water.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Where one sheep leads another will follow.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Under he went again as often as he arose until the whole herd were out of the pen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he attempted to rise, sheep after sheep hit him on head or back.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading As he attempted to rise, sheep after sheep hit him on head or back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As he attempted to rise, sheep after sheep hit him on head or back.
a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
From this reading This experience probably accounted for Uncle Joe's actions the day of the baptism.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This experience probably accounted for Uncle Joe's actions the day of the baptism.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading This experience probably accounted for Uncle Joe's actions the day of the baptism.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Where one sheep leads another will follow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This experience probably accounted for Uncle Joe's actions the day of the baptism.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he attempted to rise, sheep after sheep hit him on head or back.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading As he attempted to rise, sheep after sheep hit him on head or back.
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading Under he went again as often as he arose until the whole herd were out of the pen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he attempted to rise, sheep after sheep hit him on head or back.
cause to move by striking
From this reading As he attempted to rise, sheep after sheep hit him on head or back.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its weight and Alfred's sent the powerful man under the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This experience probably accounted for Uncle Joe's actions the day of the baptism.
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading Where one sheep leads another will follow.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Its weight and Alfred's sent the powerful man under the water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Under he went again as often as he arose until the whole herd were out of the pen.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Under he went again as often as he arose until the whole herd were out of the pen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he attempted to rise, sheep after sheep hit him on head or back.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Where one sheep leads another will follow.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As he attempted to rise, sheep after sheep hit him on head or back.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Under he went again as often as he arose until the whole herd were out of the pen.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Under he went again as often as he arose until the whole herd were out of the pen.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Its weight and Alfred's sent the powerful man under the water.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading This experience probably accounted for Uncle Joe's actions the day of the baptism.
move upward
From this reading As he attempted to rise, sheep after sheep hit him on head or back.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Its weight and Alfred's sent the powerful man under the water.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading Where one sheep leads another will follow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Its weight and Alfred's sent the powerful man under the water.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This experience probably accounted for Uncle Joe's actions the day of the baptism.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he attempted to rise, sheep after sheep hit him on head or back.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading This experience probably accounted for Uncle Joe's actions the day of the baptism.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Its weight and Alfred's sent the powerful man under the water.
up to a particular time
From this reading Under he went again as often as he arose until the whole herd were out of the pen.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Its weight and Alfred's sent the powerful man under the water.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Its weight and Alfred's sent the powerful man under the water.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Under he went again as often as he arose until the whole herd were out of the pen.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Under he went again as often as he arose until the whole herd were out of the pen.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where one sheep leads another will follow.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Under he went again as often as he arose until the whole herd were out of the pen.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Where one sheep leads another will follow.
Chapter 3 of Watch Yourself Go By by Al. G. (Alfred Griffith) Field holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 401 sentences of Watch Yourself Go By, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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