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Chapter 5 of Adrift in New York is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dodger. The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp. "Don't you alarm the house," he said, "or I'll----" "What will you do?" gasped Florence, in alarm. The boy was evidently softened by her beauty, and answered in a tone of hesitation: "I don't know.
Chapter 5 of Adrift in New York is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “"Don't you alarm the house," he said, "or I'll----" "What will you do?" gasped Florence, in alarm.”
a shifty deceptive person
From this reading “Dodger.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “"Don't you alarm the house," he said, "or I'll----" "What will you do?" gasped Florence, in alarm.”
hold firmly
From this reading “The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.”
indecision in speech or action
From this reading “The boy was evidently softened by her beauty, and answered in a tone of hesitation:”
toned down
From this reading “The boy was evidently softened by her beauty, and answered in a tone of hesitation:”
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.”
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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 boy was evidently softened by her beauty, and answered in a tone of hesitation:
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading "Don't you alarm the house," he said, "or I'll----" "What will you do?" gasped Florence, in alarm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The boy was evidently softened by her beauty, and answered in a tone of hesitation:
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The boy was evidently softened by her beauty, and answered in a tone of hesitation:
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The boy was evidently softened by her beauty, and answered in a tone of hesitation:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Don't you alarm the house," he said, "or I'll----" "What will you do?" gasped Florence, in alarm.
a shifty deceptive person
From this reading Dodger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you alarm the house," he said, "or I'll----" "What will you do?" gasped Florence, in alarm.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The boy was evidently softened by her beauty, and answered in a tone of hesitation:
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "Don't you alarm the house," he said, "or I'll----" "What will you do?" gasped Florence, in alarm.
hold firmly
From this reading The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't you alarm the house," he said, "or I'll----" "What will you do?" gasped Florence, in alarm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.
indecision in speech or action
From this reading The boy was evidently softened by her beauty, and answered in a tone of hesitation:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Don't you alarm the house," he said, "or I'll----" "What will you do?" gasped Florence, in alarm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you alarm the house," he said, "or I'll----" "What will you do?" gasped Florence, in alarm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Don't you alarm the house," he said, "or I'll----" "What will you do?" gasped Florence, in alarm.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't you alarm the house," he said, "or I'll----" "What will you do?" gasped Florence, in alarm.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.
toned down
From this reading The boy was evidently softened by her beauty, and answered in a tone of hesitation:
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading The boy was evidently softened by her beauty, and answered in a tone of hesitation:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy was evidently softened by her beauty, and answered in a tone of hesitation:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Don't you alarm the house," he said, "or I'll----" "What will you do?" gasped Florence, in alarm.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Don't you alarm the house," he said, "or I'll----" "What will you do?" gasped Florence, in alarm.
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you alarm the house," he said, "or I'll----" "What will you do?" gasped Florence, in alarm.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The boy sprang to the side of Florence, and siezed her wrists in his strong young grasp.
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