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Alex the Great

Chapter III

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THE SELF-COMMENCER There's nothin' the world loves so much as a good tryer.
I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.
The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!
Did you ever stop to think that the tryers which never get nowhere is responsible for the other guys' success?
They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Alex the Great

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Alex the Great is here in full — 529 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/105 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE SELF-COMMENCER There's nothin' the world loves so much as a good tryer.
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I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.
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The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!
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Did you ever stop to think that the tryers which never get nowhere is responsible for the other guys' success?
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They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.

Learner Dictionary

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.

babies noun US /ˈbeɪbiz/

plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading “They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.”

Consistent adjective US /kənˈsɪstənt/

(sometimes followed by “with”) in agreement or consistent or reliable

From this reading “The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!”

dubs noun US /dʌbz/

plural of “dub” — the new sounds added by dubbing

From this reading “They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.”

finishes noun US /ˈfɪnɪʃɪz/

plural of “finish” — a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

From this reading “I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.”

guys noun US /ɡaɪz/

plural of “guy” — an informal term for a youth or man

From this reading “I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.”

nowhere noun US /ˈnoʊwer/

an insignificant place

From this reading “Did you ever stop to think that the tryers which never get nowhere is responsible for the other guys' success?”

responsible adjective US /riˈspɑːnsəbəl/

worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable

From this reading “Did you ever stop to think that the tryers which never get nowhere is responsible for the other guys' success?”

successes noun US /səkˈsesəz/

plural of “success” — an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading “They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

many times adjective + noun

In this reading “The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE SELF-COMMENCER There's nothin' the world loves so much as a good tryer.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE SELF-COMMENCER There's nothin' the world loves so much as a good tryer.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.

babiesnounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/

plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.

beatenadjectiveUS /ˈbiːtən/

formed or made thin by hammering

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

BigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

birdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

buriedadjectiveUS /ˈberid/

placed in a grave

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

Charlies

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From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

ConsistentadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪstənt/

(sometimes followed by “with”) in agreement or consistent or reliable

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Did you ever stop to think that the tryers which never get nowhere is responsible for the other guys' success?

don't

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From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

dubsnounUS /dʌbz/

plural of “dub” — the new sounds added by dubbing

From this reading They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading Did you ever stop to think that the tryers which never get nowhere is responsible for the other guys' success?

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

favorverbUS /ˈfeɪvər/

promote over another

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.

figuresnounUS /ˈfɪɡjərz/

plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

finishesnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪz/

plural of “finish” — a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Did you ever stop to think that the tryers which never get nowhere is responsible for the other guys' success?

generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/

usually; as a rule

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading THE SELF-COMMENCER There's nothin' the world loves so much as a good tryer.

guysnounUS /ɡaɪz/

plural of “guy” — an informal term for a youth or man

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

havin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

I'm

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

includin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

lovesnounUS /lʌvz/

plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading THE SELF-COMMENCER There's nothin' the world loves so much as a good tryer.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading THE SELF-COMMENCER There's nothin' the world loves so much as a good tryer.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

nothin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE SELF-COMMENCER There's nothin' the world loves so much as a good tryer.

nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/

an insignificant place

From this reading Did you ever stop to think that the tryers which never get nowhere is responsible for the other guys' success?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Did you ever stop to think that the tryers which never get nowhere is responsible for the other guys' success?

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.

quitverbUS /kwɪt/

put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

RacenounUS /reɪs/

any competition

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

responsibleadjectiveUS /riˈspɑːnsəbəl/

worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable

From this reading Did you ever stop to think that the tryers which never get nowhere is responsible for the other guys' success?

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

SELF-COMMENCER

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From this reading THE SELF-COMMENCER There's nothin' the world loves so much as a good tryer.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE SELF-COMMENCER There's nothin' the world loves so much as a good tryer.

startverbUS /stɑːrt/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

stopverbUS /stɑːp/

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading Did you ever stop to think that the tryers which never get nowhere is responsible for the other guys' success?

successnounUS /səkˈses/

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading Did you ever stop to think that the tryers which never get nowhere is responsible for the other guys' success?

successesnounUS /səkˈsesəz/

plural of “success” — an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.

talkin

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From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

ten-mile

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SELF-COMMENCER There's nothin' the world loves so much as a good tryer.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.

there'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.

There's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE SELF-COMMENCER There's nothin' the world loves so much as a good tryer.

they're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Did you ever stop to think that the tryers which never get nowhere is responsible for the other guys' success?

thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading I don't mean the birds that havin' everything in their favor, includin' a ten-mile start, finishes first in the Big Race--I'm talkin' about the guys that never get better than second or third, but generally land in the money.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

tryer

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From this reading THE SELF-COMMENCER There's nothin' the world loves so much as a good tryer.

tryers

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From this reading Did you ever stop to think that the tryers which never get nowhere is responsible for the other guys' success?

wasn't

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From this reading They're the babies that make a race or a fight out of it, and if it wasn't for them dubs there'd be no successes at all.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Did you ever stop to think that the tryers which never get nowhere is responsible for the other guys' success?

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading THE SELF-COMMENCER There's nothin' the world loves so much as a good tryer.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Did you ever stop to think that the tryers which never get nowhere is responsible for the other guys' success?

you're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The old Consistent Charlies that, no matter how many times they're beaten, figures the time to quit is when you're dead and buried!

Chapter 3 of Alex the Great by H. C. (Harry Charles) Witwer holds 529 sentences, grouped into 106 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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Chapter 3 holds 529 sentences of Alex the Great, unabridged, divided into 106 reading sections.

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Which edition of Alex the Great is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #29763, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Alex the Great take to read?

About 294 minutes of reading across 706 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Alex the Great section by section

How to work through Alex the Great section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 8 chapters of Alex the Great to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Alex the Great

Words and structures a reader meets early in Alex the Great, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Alex the Great; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Baseball
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Alex the Great; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Boches
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Alex the Great; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Smile
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Alex the Great; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.