Chapter 19 of Across America by Motor-Cycle is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of Across America by Motor-Cycle is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself. It was Sunday. My first endeavour would be to fulfil one of the desires of my boyhood. It lay at my very door. The Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff is known throughout the whole of the civilized world.
Chapter 19 of Across America by Motor-Cycle is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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liable to account for one's actions
From this reading “THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.”
the childhood of a boy
From this reading “My first endeavour would be to fulfil one of the desires of my boyhood.”
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading “THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.”
a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory
From this reading “The Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff is known throughout the whole of the civilized world.”
put in effect
From this reading “My first endeavour would be to fulfil one of the desires of my boyhood.”
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
From this reading “THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.”
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading “The Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff is known throughout the whole of the civilized world.”
a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
From this reading “The Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff is known throughout the whole of the civilized world.”
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In this reading “THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.”
In this reading “The Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff is known throughout the whole of the civilized world.”
cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading “THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.”
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.
liable to account for one's actions
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It lay at my very door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My first endeavour would be to fulfil one of the desires of my boyhood.
the childhood of a boy
From this reading My first endeavour would be to fulfil one of the desires of my boyhood.
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
From this reading The Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff is known throughout the whole of the civilized world.
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading My first endeavour would be to fulfil one of the desires of my boyhood.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It lay at my very door.
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading My first endeavour would be to fulfil one of the desires of my boyhood.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My first endeavour would be to fulfil one of the desires of my boyhood.
a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory
From this reading The Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff is known throughout the whole of the civilized world.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.
put in effect
From this reading My first endeavour would be to fulfil one of the desires of my boyhood.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff is known throughout the whole of the civilized world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Sunday.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff is known throughout the whole of the civilized world.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It lay at my very door.
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading The Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff is known throughout the whole of the civilized world.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first endeavour would be to fulfil one of the desires of my boyhood.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.
not any; not one
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.
a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
From this reading The Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff is known throughout the whole of the civilized world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My first endeavour would be to fulfil one of the desires of my boyhood.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My first endeavour would be to fulfil one of the desires of my boyhood.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading It was Sunday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff is known throughout the whole of the civilized world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Sunday.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff is known throughout the whole of the civilized world.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading THE GRAND CANYON I woke up next morning feeling very groggy, for no reason accountable to myself.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff is known throughout the whole of the civilized world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My first endeavour would be to fulfil one of the desires of my boyhood.
Chapter 19 of Across America by Motor-Cycle by C. K. Shepherd holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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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