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Danny's Own Story
Danny's Own Story

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Danny's Own Story is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Don Marquis • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 5 of Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 5 of Danny's Own Story contain?

Chapter 5 holds 156 sentences of Danny's Own Story, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 5 of Danny's Own Story?

Work through the 32 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 32 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 5 be read aloud to me?

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.

Questions about reading Danny's Own Story

Common questions about reading Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Danny's Own Story?

Yes. All 4986 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #587 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Danny's Own Story is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #587, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Danny's Own Story take to read?

About 415 minutes of reading across 998 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Danny's Own Story section by section

How to work through Danny's Own Story section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Vocabulary met early in Danny's Own Story

Words and structures a reader meets early in Danny's Own Story, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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Always
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Aggervation
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Mixed
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I slowed down when I got to the schoolhouse, and both them fellers piled in.
"I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."
"Why, so, Rube?"
he asts me.
"Well," I says, "we left it going east, and they'll foller us east; so don't we want to be going west while they're follering east?"
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Danny's Own Story

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Danny's Own Story is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I slowed down when I got to the schoolhouse, and both them fellers piled in.
Line 2
"I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."
Line 3
"Why, so, Rube?"
Line 4
he asts me.
Line 5
"Well," I says, "we left it going east, and they'll foller us east; so don't we want to be going west while they're follering east?"
All words in this reading · 56

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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about

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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and

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From this reading I slowed down when I got to the schoolhouse, and both them fellers piled in.

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around

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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as

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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asts

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From this reading he asts me.

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be

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From this reading "Well," I says, "we left it going east, and they'll foller us east; so don't we want to be going west while they're follering east?"

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better

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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both

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From this reading I slowed down when I got to the schoolhouse, and both them fellers piled in.

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circle

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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Doctor

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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don't

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From this reading "Well," I says, "we left it going east, and they'll foller us east; so don't we want to be going west while they're follering east?"

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down

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From this reading I slowed down when I got to the schoolhouse, and both them fellers piled in.

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east

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From this reading "Well," I says, "we left it going east, and they'll foller us east; so don't we want to be going west while they're follering east?"

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fellers

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From this reading I slowed down when I got to the schoolhouse, and both them fellers piled in.

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foller

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From this reading "Well," I says, "we left it going east, and they'll foller us east; so don't we want to be going west while they're follering east?"

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follering

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From this reading "Well," I says, "we left it going east, and they'll foller us east; so don't we want to be going west while they're follering east?"

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fur

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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going

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From this reading "Well," I says, "we left it going east, and they'll foller us east; so don't we want to be going west while they're follering east?"

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got

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From this reading I slowed down when I got to the schoolhouse, and both them fellers piled in.

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guess

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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he

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From this reading he asts me.

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I

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From this reading I slowed down when I got to the schoolhouse, and both them fellers piled in.

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in

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From this reading I slowed down when I got to the schoolhouse, and both them fellers piled in.

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it

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From this reading "Well," I says, "we left it going east, and they'll foller us east; so don't we want to be going west while they're follering east?"

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kind

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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Kirby

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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left

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From this reading "Well," I says, "we left it going east, and they'll foller us east; so don't we want to be going west while they're follering east?"

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make

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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me

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From this reading he asts me.

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mile

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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north

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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of

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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piled

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From this reading I slowed down when I got to the schoolhouse, and both them fellers piled in.

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Rube

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From this reading "Why, so, Rube?"

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says

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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schoolhouse

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From this reading I slowed down when I got to the schoolhouse, and both them fellers piled in.

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slowed

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From this reading I slowed down when I got to the schoolhouse, and both them fellers piled in.

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so

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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that

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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the

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

From this reading I slowed down when I got to the schoolhouse, and both them fellers piled in.

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them

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From this reading I slowed down when I got to the schoolhouse, and both them fellers piled in.

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then

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

From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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they'll

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

From this reading "Well," I says, "we left it going east, and they'll foller us east; so don't we want to be going west while they're follering east?"

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they're

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From this reading "Well," I says, "we left it going east, and they'll foller us east; so don't we want to be going west while they're follering east?"

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to

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From this reading I slowed down when I got to the schoolhouse, and both them fellers piled in.

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town

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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turn

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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us

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From this reading "Well," I says, "we left it going east, and they'll foller us east; so don't we want to be going west while they're follering east?"

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want

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From this reading "Well," I says, "we left it going east, and they'll foller us east; so don't we want to be going west while they're follering east?"

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we

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From this reading "Well," I says, "we left it going east, and they'll foller us east; so don't we want to be going west while they're follering east?"

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Well

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From this reading "Well," I says, "we left it going east, and they'll foller us east; so don't we want to be going west while they're follering east?"

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west

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From this reading "I guess I better turn north fur about a mile and then turn west, Doctor Kirby," I says, "so as to make a kind of a circle around that town."

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when

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From this reading I slowed down when I got to the schoolhouse, and both them fellers piled in.

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while

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From this reading "Well," I says, "we left it going east, and they'll foller us east; so don't we want to be going west while they're follering east?"

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Why

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From this reading "Why, so, Rube?"

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