Chapter 3 of Yussuf the Guide is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Yussuf the Guide is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But are you wounded--injured?" "Don't I tell you, yes," cried Mr Burne, getting up with great difficulty. "I'm jarred all up the spinal column." "But not wounded?" "Yes, I am, sir--in my self-respect.
Chapter 3 of Yussuf the Guide is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a line of units following one after another
From this reading “"I'm jarred all up the spinal column."”
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “"Don't I tell you, yes," cried Mr Burne, getting up with great difficulty.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “"Don't I tell you, yes," cried Mr Burne, getting up with great difficulty.”
harmed
From this reading “"But are you wounded--injured?"”
inflected form of “jar” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading “"I'm jarred all up the spinal column."”
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading “"Yes, I am, sir--in my self-respect.”
anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
From this reading “"I'm jarred all up the spinal column."”
people who are wounded
From this reading “"But are you wounded--injured?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 "I'm jarred all up the spinal column."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Yes, I am, sir--in my self-respect.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But are you wounded--injured?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't I tell you, yes," cried Mr Burne, getting up with great difficulty.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But are you wounded--injured?"
a line of units following one after another
From this reading "I'm jarred all up the spinal column."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Don't I tell you, yes," cried Mr Burne, getting up with great difficulty.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading "Don't I tell you, yes," cried Mr Burne, getting up with great difficulty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't I tell you, yes," cried Mr Burne, getting up with great difficulty.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Don't I tell you, yes," cried Mr Burne, getting up with great difficulty.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Don't I tell you, yes," cried Mr Burne, getting up with great difficulty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't I tell you, yes," cried Mr Burne, getting up with great difficulty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm jarred all up the spinal column."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, I am, sir--in my self-respect.
harmed
From this reading "But are you wounded--injured?"
inflected form of “jar” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading "I'm jarred all up the spinal column."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Don't I tell you, yes," cried Mr Burne, getting up with great difficulty.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, I am, sir--in my self-respect.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But not wounded?"
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading "Yes, I am, sir--in my self-respect.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, I am, sir--in my self-respect.
anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
From this reading "I'm jarred all up the spinal column."
express in words
From this reading "Don't I tell you, yes," cried Mr Burne, getting up with great difficulty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'm jarred all up the spinal column."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Don't I tell you, yes," cried Mr Burne, getting up with great difficulty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Don't I tell you, yes," cried Mr Burne, getting up with great difficulty.
people who are wounded
From this reading "But are you wounded--injured?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Don't I tell you, yes," cried Mr Burne, getting up with great difficulty.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But are you wounded--injured?"
Chapter 3 of Yussuf the Guide by George Manville Fenn holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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