Chapter 8 of Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The second cable from Lopez arrived soon after dinner; it brought small comfort. Its nineteen words told the story but too conclusively. Strayed from party while hunting. Weather turned foggy. Search parties persevered for two weeks.
Chapter 8 of Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading “The second cable from Lopez arrived soon after dinner; it brought small comfort.”
in a conclusive way
From this reading “Its nineteen words told the story but too conclusively.”
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
From this reading “Weather turned foggy.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “Strayed from party while hunting.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading “Its nineteen words told the story but too conclusively.”
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading “Search parties persevered for two weeks.”
past form of “persevere” — be persistent, refuse to stop
From this reading “Search parties persevered for two weeks.”
past form of “stray” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “Strayed from party while hunting.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading The second cable from Lopez arrived soon after dinner; it brought small comfort.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The second cable from Lopez arrived soon after dinner; it brought small comfort.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The second cable from Lopez arrived soon after dinner; it brought small comfort.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Its nineteen words told the story but too conclusively.
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading The second cable from Lopez arrived soon after dinner; it brought small comfort.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading The second cable from Lopez arrived soon after dinner; it brought small comfort.
in a conclusive way
From this reading Its nineteen words told the story but too conclusively.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The second cable from Lopez arrived soon after dinner; it brought small comfort.
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
From this reading Weather turned foggy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Search parties persevered for two weeks.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The second cable from Lopez arrived soon after dinner; it brought small comfort.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading Strayed from party while hunting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The second cable from Lopez arrived soon after dinner; it brought small comfort.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its nineteen words told the story but too conclusively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second cable from Lopez arrived soon after dinner; it brought small comfort.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading Its nineteen words told the story but too conclusively.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading Search parties persevered for two weeks.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Strayed from party while hunting.
past form of “persevere” — be persistent, refuse to stop
From this reading Search parties persevered for two weeks.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Search parties persevered for two weeks.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second cable from Lopez arrived soon after dinner; it brought small comfort.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The second cable from Lopez arrived soon after dinner; it brought small comfort.
in the near future
From this reading The second cable from Lopez arrived soon after dinner; it brought small comfort.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Its nineteen words told the story but too conclusively.
past form of “stray” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Strayed from party while hunting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The second cable from Lopez arrived soon after dinner; it brought small comfort.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Its nineteen words told the story but too conclusively.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Its nineteen words told the story but too conclusively.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Weather turned foggy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Search parties persevered for two weeks.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Weather turned foggy.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Search parties persevered for two weeks.
during the time that
From this reading Strayed from party while hunting.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Its nineteen words told the story but too conclusively.
Chapter 8 of Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 by Various holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 8 holds 154 sentences of Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 31 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 8 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.
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