Chapter I
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of We Three is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
We Three
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of We Three is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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"Dark
against
the
light
illumination
of
the
hall
stood
Lucy
Fulton" .
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We Three
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of We Three is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"Dark
against
the
light
illumination
of
the
hall
stood
Lucy
Fulton" .
/dɑːrk əˈɡenst ðə laɪt ˌɪluːməˈneɪʃən ʌv ðə hɔːl stʊd ˈluːsi ˈfʊltən/
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Line 5
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “"Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “"Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .”
Fulton
noun
US /ˈfʊltən/
American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)
From this reading “"Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “"Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .”
illumination
noun
US /ˌɪluːməˈneɪʃən/
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
From this reading “"Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “"Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “"Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “"Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .”
All words in this reading · 10
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
FultonnounUS /ˈfʊltən/
American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)
From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
illuminationnounUS /ˌɪluːməˈneɪʃən/
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton" .
Chapter 1 of We Three by Gouverneur Morris holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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Chapter 1 holds 418 sentences of We Three, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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Vocabulary met early in We Three
Words and structures a reader meets early in We Three, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Against
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of We Three; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Light
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of We Three; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Illumination
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- Stood
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