Chapter 10 of A West Point Treasure is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A West Point Treasure is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DISCOVERY OF THE THIEF. The state of mind of the Seven cannot be described. A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness. And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable. All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
Chapter 10 of A West Point Treasure is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ambition” — a cherished desire
From this reading “All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!”
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.”
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading “The state of mind of the Seven cannot be described.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “DISCOVERY OF THE THIEF.”
(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
From this reading “A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “DISCOVERY OF THE THIEF.”
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading “And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.”
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.
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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 A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
(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 And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
plural of “ambition” — a cherished desire
From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The state of mind of the Seven cannot be described.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The state of mind of the Seven cannot be described.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading The state of mind of the Seven cannot be described.
the act of discovering something
From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE THIEF.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The state of mind of the Seven cannot be described.
a particular point in time
From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE THIEF.
(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The state of mind of the Seven cannot be described.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The state of mind of the Seven cannot be described.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE THIEF.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE THIEF.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
Chapter 10 of A West Point Treasure by Upton Sinclair holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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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