Chapter 4 of Danny Again is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Danny Again is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Don’t leave him alone for a minute, will you, Briggs?” said Eric. “No, sir, I will not,” said Briggs. He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap. He knew he was found out, and that escape was impossible. VI HANDS UP, JENKINS “Now for grandfather’s study,” said Eric.
Chapter 4 of Danny Again is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “He knew he was found out, and that escape was impossible.”
possessive form of “grandfather” — the father of your father or mother
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “He knew he was found out, and that escape was impossible.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading ““Don’t leave him alone for a minute, will you, Briggs?” said Eric.”
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading “He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.”
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “VI HANDS UP, JENKINS “Now for grandfather’s study,” said Eric.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.”
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.
In this reading “He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.”
In this reading “He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.”
In this reading “He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.”
In this reading ““Don’t leave him alone for a minute, will you, Briggs?” said Eric.”
In this reading “He knew he was found out, and that escape was impossible.”
In this reading “He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Don’t leave him alone for a minute, will you, Briggs?” said Eric.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Don’t leave him alone for a minute, will you, Briggs?” said Eric.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knew he was found out, and that escape was impossible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t leave him alone for a minute, will you, Briggs?” said Eric.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t leave him alone for a minute, will you, Briggs?” said Eric.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t leave him alone for a minute, will you, Briggs?” said Eric.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading He knew he was found out, and that escape was impossible.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Don’t leave him alone for a minute, will you, Briggs?” said Eric.
set up or found
From this reading He knew he was found out, and that escape was impossible.
possessive form of “grandfather” — the father of your father or mother
From this reading VI HANDS UP, JENKINS “Now for grandfather’s study,” said Eric.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading VI HANDS UP, JENKINS “Now for grandfather’s study,” said Eric.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t leave him alone for a minute, will you, Briggs?” said Eric.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, sir, I will not,” said Briggs.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading He knew he was found out, and that escape was impossible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew he was found out, and that escape was impossible.
go away from a place
From this reading “Don’t leave him alone for a minute, will you, Briggs?” said Eric.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Don’t leave him alone for a minute, will you, Briggs?” said Eric.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, sir, I will not,” said Briggs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, sir, I will not,” said Briggs.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading VI HANDS UP, JENKINS “Now for grandfather’s study,” said Eric.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He knew he was found out, and that escape was impossible.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Don’t leave him alone for a minute, will you, Briggs?” said Eric.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.
term of address for a man
From this reading “No, sir, I will not,” said Briggs.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading VI HANDS UP, JENKINS “Now for grandfather’s study,” said Eric.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew he was found out, and that escape was impossible.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading VI HANDS UP, JENKINS “Now for grandfather’s study,” said Eric.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading VI HANDS UP, JENKINS “Now for grandfather’s study,” said Eric.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew he was found out, and that escape was impossible.
in or at the place that
From this reading He pushed Jenkins into a chair, where he sat looking like a rat in a trap.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Don’t leave him alone for a minute, will you, Briggs?” said Eric.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t leave him alone for a minute, will you, Briggs?” said Eric.
Chapter 4 of Danny Again by Vera C. (Vera Charlesworth) Barclay holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 4 holds 399 sentences of Danny Again, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Danny Again by Vera C. (Vera Charlesworth) Barclay exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 80 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 4 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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About 134 minutes of reading across 324 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Danny Again, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
