Chapter 3 of Ye of Little Faith is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Ye of Little Faith is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Poor Dad," Fred thought. After dinner the next evening, Curt kept the conversation on Fred's father. It was, Fred sensed, the right time to bring up the theory. Curt would do anything to please him, to draw him out. But he hesitated.
Chapter 3 of Ye of Little Faith is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “After dinner the next evening, Curt kept the conversation on Fred's father.”
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading “After dinner the next evening, Curt kept the conversation on Fred's father.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Poor Dad," Fred thought.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “After dinner the next evening, Curt kept the conversation on Fred's father.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Curt would do anything to please him, to draw him out.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “But he hesitated.”
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading “It was, Fred sensed, the right time to bring up the theory.”
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading “It was, Fred sensed, the right time to bring up the theory.”
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In this reading “After dinner the next evening, Curt kept the conversation on Fred's father.”
In this reading “After dinner the next evening, Curt kept the conversation on Fred's father.”
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
In this reading “It was, Fred sensed, the right time to bring up the theory.”
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later than; following
From this reading After dinner the next evening, Curt kept the conversation on Fred's father.
any thing at all
From this reading Curt would do anything to please him, to draw him out.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was, Fred sensed, the right time to bring up the theory.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he hesitated.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading After dinner the next evening, Curt kept the conversation on Fred's father.
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading After dinner the next evening, Curt kept the conversation on Fred's father.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Poor Dad," Fred thought.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading After dinner the next evening, Curt kept the conversation on Fred's father.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Curt would do anything to please him, to draw him out.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Curt would do anything to please him, to draw him out.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading After dinner the next evening, Curt kept the conversation on Fred's father.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading After dinner the next evening, Curt kept the conversation on Fred's father.
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From this reading "Poor Dad," Fred thought.
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From this reading After dinner the next evening, Curt kept the conversation on Fred's father.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he hesitated.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading But he hesitated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Curt would do anything to please him, to draw him out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, Fred sensed, the right time to bring up the theory.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading After dinner the next evening, Curt kept the conversation on Fred's father.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading After dinner the next evening, Curt kept the conversation on Fred's father.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After dinner the next evening, Curt kept the conversation on Fred's father.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Curt would do anything to please him, to draw him out.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Curt would do anything to please him, to draw him out.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor Dad," Fred thought.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It was, Fred sensed, the right time to bring up the theory.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading It was, Fred sensed, the right time to bring up the theory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After dinner the next evening, Curt kept the conversation on Fred's father.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading It was, Fred sensed, the right time to bring up the theory.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Poor Dad," Fred thought.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was, Fred sensed, the right time to bring up the theory.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was, Fred sensed, the right time to bring up the theory.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was, Fred sensed, the right time to bring up the theory.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, Fred sensed, the right time to bring up the theory.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Curt would do anything to please him, to draw him out.
Chapter 3 of Ye of Little Faith by Rog Phillips holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of Ye of Little Faith, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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