Chapter 10 of We Three is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of We Three is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fulton was at the other end of the telephone, not Lucy. He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round." "Of course." We said no more. Her face was white and tear-stained.
Chapter 10 of We Three is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lower than previously
From this reading “He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Fulton was at the other end of the telephone, not Lucy.”
American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)
From this reading “Fulton was at the other end of the telephone, not Lucy.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Fulton was at the other end of the telephone, not Lucy.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Fulton was at the other end of the telephone, not Lucy.”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."”
a Caucasian
From this reading “Her face was white and tear-stained.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fulton was at the other end of the telephone, not Lucy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course."
lower than previously
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Fulton was at the other end of the telephone, not Lucy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was white and tear-stained.
American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)
From this reading Fulton was at the other end of the telephone, not Lucy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was white and tear-stained.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Fulton was at the other end of the telephone, not Lucy.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We said no more.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
not any; not one
From this reading We said no more.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fulton was at the other end of the telephone, not Lucy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fulton was at the other end of the telephone, not Lucy.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Fulton was at the other end of the telephone, not Lucy.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading We said no more.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face was white and tear-stained.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Fulton was at the other end of the telephone, not Lucy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fulton was at the other end of the telephone, not Lucy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
precisely as stated
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fulton was at the other end of the telephone, not Lucy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We said no more.
a Caucasian
From this reading Her face was white and tear-stained.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He sounded very much upset and depressed: "Lucy would like to see you right away, if you can come round."
Chapter 10 of We Three by Gouverneur Morris holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 412 sentences of We Three, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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