Chapter 5 of Anything You Can Do ... is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of Anything You Can Do ... is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Two men came out the front door. They spoke to someone still inside. "So long." "See you tomorrow." Then they walked down the street together, conversing in low tones.
Chapter 5 of Anything You Can Do ... is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
-ing form of “converse” — carry on a conversation
From this reading “Then they walked down the street together, conversing in low tones.”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “Two men came out the front door.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “They spoke to someone still inside.”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Then they walked down the street together, conversing in low tones.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “They spoke to someone still inside.”
the day after today
From this reading “"See you tomorrow."”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Then they walked down the street together, conversing in low tones.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “Then they walked down the street together, conversing in low tones.”
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.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Two men came out the front door.
-ing form of “converse” — carry on a conversation
From this reading Then they walked down the street together, conversing in low tones.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Two men came out the front door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then they walked down the street together, conversing in low tones.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Two men came out the front door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then they walked down the street together, conversing in low tones.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading They spoke to someone still inside.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "So long."
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Then they walked down the street together, conversing in low tones.
the force of workers available
From this reading Two men came out the front door.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Two men came out the front door.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See you tomorrow."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So long."
a person, without saying who
From this reading They spoke to someone still inside.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading They spoke to someone still inside.
not in physical motion
From this reading They spoke to someone still inside.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Then they walked down the street together, conversing in low tones.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two men came out the front door.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they walked down the street together, conversing in low tones.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They spoke to someone still inside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They spoke to someone still inside.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Then they walked down the street together, conversing in low tones.
the day after today
From this reading "See you tomorrow."
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Then they walked down the street together, conversing in low tones.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two men came out the front door.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Then they walked down the street together, conversing in low tones.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "See you tomorrow."
Chapter 5 of Anything You Can Do ... by Randall Garrett holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 5 holds 410 sentences of Anything You Can Do ..., unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Anything You Can Do ... by Randall Garrett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 82 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 5 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 Anything You Can Do ... by Randall Garrett on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4100 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #24436 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #24436, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 341 minutes of reading across 820 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Anything You Can Do ... section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 10 chapters of Anything You Can Do ... 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 Anything You Can Do ..., each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
