Chapter 5 of A Man's World is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Man's World is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was immense loneliness—and fear. The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months. But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back? At best the chances were only even. In any case the one trade I knew was gone.
Chapter 5 of A Man's World is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “At best the chances were only even.”
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading “There was immense loneliness—and fear.”
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading “There was immense loneliness—and fear.”
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading “The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.”
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading “The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.”
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading “In any case the one trade I knew was gone.”
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 “The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.”
be restored
In this reading “But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back?”
In this reading “The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.”
In this reading “In any case the one trade I knew was gone.”
In this reading “The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.”
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was immense loneliness—and fear.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading In any case the one trade I knew was gone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At best the chances were only even.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back?
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading At best the chances were only even.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back?
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back?
an occurrence of something
From this reading In any case the one trade I knew was gone.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading At best the chances were only even.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back?
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
divisible by two
From this reading At best the chances were only even.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back?
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading There was immense loneliness—and fear.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
destroyed or killed
From this reading In any case the one trade I knew was gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
ten 10s
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back?
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading There was immense loneliness—and fear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading In any case the one trade I knew was gone.
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading There was immense loneliness—and fear.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In any case the one trade I knew was gone.
and nothing more
From this reading At best the chances were only even.
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was immense loneliness—and fear.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading In any case the one trade I knew was gone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was immense loneliness—and fear.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At best the chances were only even.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what was there beyond, if my eyes did not come back?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The few hundred dollars I had saved for studying in Oxford would pay the doctor’s bill and keep me for some months.
Chapter 5 of A Man's World by Albert Edwards holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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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