Chapter 8 of We Three is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of We Three is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There are reservations?" "She doesn't love him." "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work." "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work." "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
Chapter 8 of We Three is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “"It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.”
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading “"We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “"Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “"It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.”
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading “"It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.”
plural of “reservation” — a district that is reserved for particular purpose
From this reading “"There are reservations?"”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “"It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.”
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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 "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are reservations?"
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She doesn't love him."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She doesn't love him."
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "She doesn't love him."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
and nothing more
From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
plural of “reservation” — a district that is reserved for particular purpose
From this reading "There are reservations?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She doesn't love him."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are reservations?"
a special situation
From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
at the time that
From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
in or at the place that
From this reading "We know a good many cases where that sort of thing seems to work."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Oh," said Harry scornfully, "_that_ sort of thing won't work."
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading "It only works when the husband acts like a natural man.
Chapter 8 of We Three by Gouverneur Morris holds 417 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.
Chapter 8 holds 417 sentences of We Three, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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