Chapter 3 of Windfalls is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Windfalls is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But it is only absence that makes the heart grow fond of Blossom. When he appears all your affection for him withers. You hope that he will not see you. You shrink to your smallest dimensions. You talk with an air of intense privacy.
Chapter 3 of Windfalls is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “When he appears all your affection for him withers.”
produce or yield flowers
From this reading “But it is only absence that makes the heart grow fond of Blossom.”
plural of “dimension” — the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
From this reading “You shrink to your smallest dimensions.”
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading “You talk with an air of intense privacy.”
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading “You talk with an air of intense privacy.”
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “You shrink to your smallest dimensions.”
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “You shrink to your smallest dimensions.”
the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
From this reading “When he appears all your affection for him withers.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “But it is only absence that makes the heart grow fond of Blossom.”
In this reading “You talk with an air of intense privacy.”
In this reading “You talk with an air of intense privacy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the state of being absent
From this reading But it is only absence that makes the heart grow fond of Blossom.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading When he appears all your affection for him withers.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading You talk with an air of intense privacy.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When he appears all your affection for him withers.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You talk with an air of intense privacy.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading When he appears all your affection for him withers.
produce or yield flowers
From this reading But it is only absence that makes the heart grow fond of Blossom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is only absence that makes the heart grow fond of Blossom.
plural of “dimension” — the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
From this reading You shrink to your smallest dimensions.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading But it is only absence that makes the heart grow fond of Blossom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When he appears all your affection for him withers.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading But it is only absence that makes the heart grow fond of Blossom.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he appears all your affection for him withers.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But it is only absence that makes the heart grow fond of Blossom.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he appears all your affection for him withers.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading You hope that he will not see you.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading You talk with an air of intense privacy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it is only absence that makes the heart grow fond of Blossom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it is only absence that makes the heart grow fond of Blossom.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading But it is only absence that makes the heart grow fond of Blossom.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You hope that he will not see you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it is only absence that makes the heart grow fond of Blossom.
and nothing more
From this reading But it is only absence that makes the heart grow fond of Blossom.
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading You talk with an air of intense privacy.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You hope that he will not see you.
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading You shrink to your smallest dimensions.
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You shrink to your smallest dimensions.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading You talk with an air of intense privacy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it is only absence that makes the heart grow fond of Blossom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But it is only absence that makes the heart grow fond of Blossom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You shrink to your smallest dimensions.
at the time that
From this reading When he appears all your affection for him withers.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You hope that he will not see you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You talk with an air of intense privacy.
the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
From this reading When he appears all your affection for him withers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You hope that he will not see you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When he appears all your affection for him withers.
Chapter 3 of Windfalls by A. G. (Alfred George) Gardiner holds 402 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 402 sentences of Windfalls, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Windfalls by A. G. (Alfred George) Gardiner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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