Chapter 39 of Adrift in the City is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIX
Chapter 39 of Adrift in the City is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COMMON ENEMY. Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely. "You look ten years younger, Mrs. Conrad," she declared. "I never saw such a transformation." "It is joy that has done it, my dear friend.
Chapter 39 of Adrift in the City is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
From this reading “"You look ten years younger, Mrs. Conrad," she declared.”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.”
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.”
past form of “sympathize” — share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
From this reading “Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.”
a qualitative change
From this reading “"I never saw such a transformation."”
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “"You look ten years younger, Mrs. Conrad," she declared.”
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 “"You look ten years younger, Mrs. Conrad," she declared.”
In this reading “"It is joy that has done it, my dear friend.”
In this reading “THE COMMON ENEMY.”
come together, as if in an embrace
In this reading “Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I never saw such a transformation."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading THE COMMON ENEMY.
English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
From this reading "You look ten years younger, Mrs. Conrad," she declared.
dearly loved
From this reading "It is joy that has done it, my dear friend.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "You look ten years younger, Mrs. Conrad," she declared.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "It is joy that has done it, my dear friend.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
an opposing military force
From this reading THE COMMON ENEMY.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "It is joy that has done it, my dear friend.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is joy that has done it, my dear friend.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never saw such a transformation."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is joy that has done it, my dear friend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is joy that has done it, my dear friend.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "You look ten years younger, Mrs. Conrad," she declared.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It is joy that has done it, my dear friend.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never saw such a transformation."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I never saw such a transformation."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You look ten years younger, Mrs. Conrad," she declared.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
a male human offspring
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
in a strange manner
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I never saw such a transformation."
required or under orders
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
past form of “sympathize” — share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "You look ten years younger, Mrs. Conrad," she declared.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is joy that has done it, my dear friend.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMMON ENEMY.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
a qualitative change
From this reading "I never saw such a transformation."
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Graham heartily sympathized in the joy of the mother and son, who, parted by death, as each supposed, had come together so strangely.
a late time of life
From this reading "You look ten years younger, Mrs. Conrad," she declared.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You look ten years younger, Mrs. Conrad," she declared.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading "You look ten years younger, Mrs. Conrad," she declared.
Chapter 39 of Adrift in the City by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 39 holds 129 sentences of Adrift in the City, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 39 of Adrift in the City by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 129 sentences, grouped into 26 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 26 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 26 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 39 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Adrift in the City by Horatio, Jr. Alger on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4712 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56973 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #56973, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 392 minutes of reading across 943 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Adrift in the City section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 40 chapters of Adrift in the City to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Adrift in the City, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
