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Cast Upon the Breakers
Cast Upon the Breakers

Chapter XXXV · Chapter 35

Chapter 35 of Cast Upon the Breakers is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE RODNEY MINE.
Rodney was received by Jefferson Pettigrew with open arms.
Welcome home, boy!” he said.
I was very much worried about you.”
I was rather uneasy about myself,” returned Rodney.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Cast Upon the Breakers

Chapter XXXV · Chapter 35

Chapter 35 of Cast Upon the Breakers is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE RODNEY MINE.
Line 2
Rodney was received by Jefferson Pettigrew with open arms.
Line 3
Welcome home, boy!” he said.
Line 4
I was very much worried about you.”
Line 5
I was rather uneasy about myself,” returned Rodney.

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.

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “Rodney was received by Jefferson Pettigrew with open arms.”

All words in this reading · 26

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.

about

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

From this reading “I was very much worried about you.”

arms

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

From this reading Rodney was received by Jefferson Pettigrew with open arms.

boy

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

From this reading “Welcome home, boy!” he said.

by

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

From this reading Rodney was received by Jefferson Pettigrew with open arms.

he

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

From this reading “Welcome home, boy!” he said.

home

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

From this reading “Welcome home, boy!” he said.

I

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

From this reading “I was very much worried about you.”

Jefferson

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

From this reading Rodney was received by Jefferson Pettigrew with open arms.

MINE

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

From this reading THE RODNEY MINE.

much

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

From this reading “I was very much worried about you.”

myself

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

From this reading “I was rather uneasy about myself,” returned Rodney.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Rodney was received by Jefferson Pettigrew with open arms.

Pettigrew

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

From this reading Rodney was received by Jefferson Pettigrew with open arms.

rather

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

From this reading “I was rather uneasy about myself,” returned Rodney.

received

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

From this reading Rodney was received by Jefferson Pettigrew with open arms.

returned

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

From this reading “I was rather uneasy about myself,” returned Rodney.

RODNEY

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

From this reading THE RODNEY MINE.

said

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

From this reading “Welcome home, boy!” he said.

THE

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

From this reading THE RODNEY MINE.

uneasy

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

From this reading “I was rather uneasy about myself,” returned Rodney.

very

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

From this reading “I was very much worried about you.”

was

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

From this reading Rodney was received by Jefferson Pettigrew with open arms.

Welcome

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

From this reading “Welcome home, boy!” he said.

with

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

From this reading Rodney was received by Jefferson Pettigrew with open arms.

worried

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

From this reading “I was very much worried about you.”

you

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

From this reading “I was very much worried about you.”

Chapter 35 of Cast Upon the Breakers by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 35 of Cast Upon the Breakers contain?

Chapter 35 holds 71 sentences of Cast Upon the Breakers, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 35 of Cast Upon the Breakers by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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.

How do I study chapter 35 of Cast Upon the Breakers?

Work through the 15 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 15 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.

Can chapter 35 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 35 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.

Questions about reading Cast Upon the Breakers

Common questions about reading Cast Upon the Breakers by Horatio, Jr. Alger on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Cast Upon the Breakers?

Yes. All 5109 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #399 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Cast Upon the Breakers is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #399, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Cast Upon the Breakers take to read?

About 425 minutes of reading across 1022 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Cast Upon the Breakers section by section

How to work through Cast Upon the Breakers section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 36 chapters of Cast Upon the Breakers 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 Cast Upon the Breakers

Words and structures a reader meets early in Cast Upon the Breakers, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Faithless
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cast Upon the Breakers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Guardian
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cast Upon the Breakers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Rodney
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cast Upon the Breakers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Leave
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cast Upon the Breakers; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.