Bob Hampton of Placer

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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AN UNUSUAL GIRL The girl was without wraps, her dress of some light, fleecy material fitting her slender figure exquisitely, her head uncovered; within her eyes Brant imagined he could detect the glint of tears.

She spoke first, her voice faltering slightly.

"Will you kindly permit me to pass?"

He stepped instantly to one side, bowing as he did so.

"I beg your pardon for such seeming rudeness," he said, gravely.

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Bob Hampton of Placer

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Bob Hampton of Placer is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

/æn əˈnjuːʒuːəl ɡɜːrl ðə ɡɜːrl wɑːz wɪˈθaʊt ræps hɜːr dres ʌv sʌm laɪt ˈfliːsi məˈtɪriəl ˈfɪtɪŋ hɜːr ˈslendər ˈfɪɡjər ˌekˈskwɪzɪtli hɜːr hed ənˈkʌvərd wɪˈðɪn hɜːr aɪz brænt ˌɪˈmædʒənd hiː kʊd dɪˈtekt ðə ɡlɪnt ʌv terz/

Line 2

She spoke first, her voice faltering slightly.

/ʃiː spoʊk fɜːrst hɜːr vɔɪs ˈfɔːltərɪŋ ˈslaɪtli/

Line 3

"Will you kindly permit me to pass?"

/wɪl juː ˈkaɪndli pərˈmɪt miː tuː pæs/

Line 4

He stepped instantly to one side, bowing as he did so.

/hiː stept ˈɪnstəntli tuː wʌn saɪd ˈboʊɪŋ æz hiː dɪd soʊ/

Line 5

"I beg your pardon for such seeming rudeness," he said, gravely.

/aɪ beɡ jɔːr ˈpɑːrdən fɔːr sʌtʃ ˈsiːmɪŋ ˈruːdnəs hiː sed ˈɡreɪvli/

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Brant noun US /brænt/

small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward

From this reading “AN UNUSUAL GIRL The girl was without wraps, her dress of some light, fleecy material fitting her slender figure exquisitely, her head uncovered; within her eyes Brant imagined he could detect the glint of tears.”

exquisitely adverb US /ˌekˈskwɪzɪtli/

in a delicate manner

faltering noun US /ˈfɔːltərɪŋ/

the act of pausing uncertainly

From this reading “She spoke first, her voice faltering slightly.”

fleecy adjective US /ˈfliːsi/

(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing

glint verb US /ɡlɪnt/

be shiny, as if wet

rudeness noun US /ˈruːdnəs/

a manner that is rude and insulting

From this reading “"I beg your pardon for such seeming rudeness," he said, gravely.”

uncovered adjective US /ənˈkʌvərd/

not covered with clothing

wraps noun US /ræps/

plural of “wrap” — cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

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ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AN UNUSUAL GIRL The girl was without wraps, her dress of some light, fleecy material fitting her slender figure exquisitely, her head uncovered; within her eyes Brant imagined he could detect the glint of tears.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading He stepped instantly to one side, bowing as he did so.

begverbUS /beɡ/

call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading "I beg your pardon for such seeming rudeness," he said, gravely.

bowingnounUS /ˈboʊɪŋ/

bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

From this reading He stepped instantly to one side, bowing as he did so.

BrantnounUS /brænt/

small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

detectverbUS /dɪˈtekt/

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

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

From this reading He stepped instantly to one side, bowing as he did so.

dressverbUS /dres/

put on clothes

exquisitelyadverbUS /ˌekˈskwɪzɪtli/

in a delicate manner

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

falteringnounUS /ˈfɔːltərɪŋ/

the act of pausing uncertainly

From this reading She spoke first, her voice faltering slightly.

figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading She spoke first, her voice faltering slightly.

fittingadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪŋ/

in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

fleecyadjectiveUS /ˈfliːsi/

(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I beg your pardon for such seeming rudeness," he said, gravely.

GIRLnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

glintverbUS /ɡlɪnt/

be shiny, as if wet

gravelyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪvli/

in a grave and sober manner

From this reading "I beg your pardon for such seeming rudeness," he said, gravely.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I beg your pardon for such seeming rudeness," he said, gravely.

imaginedverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

instantlyadverbUS /ˈɪnstəntli/

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading He stepped instantly to one side, bowing as he did so.

kindlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndli/

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading "Will you kindly permit me to pass?"

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

materialadjectiveUS /məˈtɪriəl/

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Will you kindly permit me to pass?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He stepped instantly to one side, bowing as he did so.

pardonverbUS /ˈpɑːrdən/

accept an excuse for

From this reading "I beg your pardon for such seeming rudeness," he said, gravely.

passverbUS /pæs/

go across or through

From this reading "Will you kindly permit me to pass?"

permitnounUS /pərˈmɪt/

a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading "Will you kindly permit me to pass?"

rudenessnounUS /ˈruːdnəs/

a manner that is rude and insulting

From this reading "I beg your pardon for such seeming rudeness," he said, gravely.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I beg your pardon for such seeming rudeness," he said, gravely.

seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/

appearing as such but not necessarily so

From this reading "I beg your pardon for such seeming rudeness," he said, gravely.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She spoke first, her voice faltering slightly.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading He stepped instantly to one side, bowing as he did so.

slenderadjectiveUS /ˈslendər/

being of delicate or slender build

slightlyadverbUS /ˈslaɪtli/

to a small degree or extent

From this reading She spoke first, her voice faltering slightly.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He stepped instantly to one side, bowing as he did so.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading She spoke first, her voice faltering slightly.

steppedverbUS /stept/

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading He stepped instantly to one side, bowing as he did so.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "I beg your pardon for such seeming rudeness," he said, gravely.

tearsnounUS /terz/

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Will you kindly permit me to pass?"

uncoveredadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌvərd/

not covered with clothing

UNUSUALadjectiveUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəl/

not usual or common or ordinary

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading She spoke first, her voice faltering slightly.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Will you kindly permit me to pass?"

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

wrapsnounUS /ræps/

plural of “wrap” — cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Will you kindly permit me to pass?"

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I beg your pardon for such seeming rudeness," he said, gravely.

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