Chapter 7 of Adrift in the City is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Adrift in the City is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROLAND'S DISCOMFITURE. On the way to school Oliver overtook Frank Dudley. "Well, Oliver, how's the weather at home?" asked Frank. "Cloudy, eh?" "No; it's all clear and serene."
Chapter 7 of Adrift in the City is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rid of obstructions
From this reading “"No; it's all clear and serene."”
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading “"Cloudy, eh?"”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “On the way to school Oliver overtook Frank Dudley.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “On the way to school Oliver overtook Frank Dudley.”
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading “On the way to school Oliver overtook Frank Dudley.”
an educational institution
From this reading “On the way to school Oliver overtook Frank Dudley.”
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading “"No; it's all clear and serene."”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “"Well, Oliver, how's the weather at home?" asked Frank.”
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a reception held in your own home
In this reading “"Well, Oliver, how's the weather at home?" asked Frank.”
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(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 "No; it's all clear and serene."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No; it's all clear and serene."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well, Oliver, how's the weather at home?" asked Frank.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, Oliver, how's the weather at home?" asked Frank.
rid of obstructions
From this reading "No; it's all clear and serene."
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading "Cloudy, eh?"
anxious embarrassment
From this reading ROLAND'S DISCOMFITURE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the way to school Oliver overtook Frank Dudley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cloudy, eh?"
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading On the way to school Oliver overtook Frank Dudley.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Well, Oliver, how's the weather at home?" asked Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Oliver, how's the weather at home?" asked Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; it's all clear and serene."
not any; not one
From this reading "No; it's all clear and serene."
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading On the way to school Oliver overtook Frank Dudley.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way to school Oliver overtook Frank Dudley.
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading On the way to school Oliver overtook Frank Dudley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROLAND'S DISCOMFITURE.
an educational institution
From this reading On the way to school Oliver overtook Frank Dudley.
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading "No; it's all clear and serene."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the way to school Oliver overtook Frank Dudley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the way to school Oliver overtook Frank Dudley.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the way to school Oliver overtook Frank Dudley.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "Well, Oliver, how's the weather at home?" asked Frank.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Oliver, how's the weather at home?" asked Frank.
Chapter 7 of Adrift in the City by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
Chapter 7 holds 141 sentences of Adrift in the City, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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