Chapter 17 of A West Point Treasure is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of A West Point Treasure is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SEVEN MAKE A NEW MOVE. “For Heaven’s sake, man, what has happened?” The cause of this exclamation was Dewey. At the moment his uniform was dirty and torn, and his face was far from handsome. It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.
Chapter 17 of A West Point Treasure is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading “It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.”
United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)
From this reading “The cause of this exclamation was Dewey.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “The cause of this exclamation was Dewey.”
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
From this reading “It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.”
plural of “lump” — a compact mass
From this reading “It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.”
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading “It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “At the moment his uniform was dirty and torn, and his face was far from handsome.”
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 “It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.”
In this reading “It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.”
In this reading “At the moment his uniform was dirty and torn, and his face was far from handsome.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 THE SEVEN MAKE A NEW MOVE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the moment his uniform was dirty and torn, and his face was far from handsome.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moment his uniform was dirty and torn, and his face was far from handsome.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The cause of this exclamation was Dewey.
United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)
From this reading The cause of this exclamation was Dewey.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading At the moment his uniform was dirty and torn, and his face was far from handsome.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading The cause of this exclamation was Dewey.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At the moment his uniform was dirty and torn, and his face was far from handsome.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading At the moment his uniform was dirty and torn, and his face was far from handsome.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For Heaven’s sake, man, what has happened?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the moment his uniform was dirty and torn, and his face was far from handsome.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading At the moment his uniform was dirty and torn, and his face was far from handsome.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “For Heaven’s sake, man, what has happened?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “For Heaven’s sake, man, what has happened?”
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “For Heaven’s sake, man, what has happened?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the moment his uniform was dirty and torn, and his face was far from handsome.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.
disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
From this reading It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.
plural of “lump” — a compact mass
From this reading It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.
engage in
From this reading THE SEVEN MAKE A NEW MOVE.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “For Heaven’s sake, man, what has happened?”
a particular point in time
From this reading At the moment his uniform was dirty and torn, and his face was far from handsome.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE SEVEN MAKE A NEW MOVE.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE SEVEN MAKE A NEW MOVE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cause of this exclamation was Dewey.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “For Heaven’s sake, man, what has happened?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading THE SEVEN MAKE A NEW MOVE.
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEVEN MAKE A NEW MOVE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The cause of this exclamation was Dewey.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading At the moment his uniform was dirty and torn, and his face was far from handsome.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading At the moment his uniform was dirty and torn, and his face was far from handsome.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cause of this exclamation was Dewey.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was bruised and blue in lumps, and there were ugly places of a bright red, lending a startling effect indeed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “For Heaven’s sake, man, what has happened?”
Chapter 17 of A West Point Treasure by Upton Sinclair holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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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