Chapter 3 of Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered. ‘Ah! That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest. ‘You’ll let me have that hundred.’ ‘I will in a day or two,’ answered Barter, _arréanti_.
Chapter 3 of Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an equal exchange
From this reading “‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.”
a person who is older than you are
From this reading “That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.”
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading “That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.”
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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 ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Ah!
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I will in a day or two,’ answered Barter, _arréanti_.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
an equal exchange
From this reading ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ‘I will in a day or two,’ answered Barter, _arréanti_.
the act of discovering something
From this reading ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘You’ll let me have that hundred.’
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
ten 10s
From this reading ‘You’ll let me have that hundred.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘I will in a day or two,’ answered Barter, _arréanti_.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ‘You’ll let me have that hundred.’
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘You’ll let me have that hundred.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘I will in a day or two,’ answered Barter, _arréanti_.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ‘I will in a day or two,’ answered Barter, _arréanti_.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘I will in a day or two,’ answered Barter, _arréanti_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You’ll let me have that hundred.’
Chapter 3 of Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From by David Christie Murray holds 482 sentences, grouped into 97 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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