Chapter 5 of Dick and Larry: Freshmen is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of Dick and Larry: Freshmen is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I know all about it,” said Larry. “That’s why I’m butting in. I’ve grabbed off a bit of good news for him.” “What’s it like?” Dixon asked.
Chapter 5 of Dick and Larry: Freshmen is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 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.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Dixon asked.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “I’ve grabbed off a bit of good news for him.””
-ing form of “butt” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading ““That’s why I’m butting in.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I’ve grabbed off a bit of good news for him.””
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “I’ve grabbed off a bit of good news for him.””
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ““I know all about it,” said Larry.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “I’ve grabbed off a bit of good news for him.””
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I’ve grabbed off a bit of good news for him.””
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 “I’ve grabbed off a bit of good news for him.””
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 I’ve grabbed off a bit of good news for him.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I know all about it,” said Larry.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “I know all about it,” said Larry.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Dixon asked.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I’ve grabbed off a bit of good news for him.”
-ing form of “butt” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading “That’s why I’m butting in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dixon asked.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’ve grabbed off a bit of good news for him.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I’ve grabbed off a bit of good news for him.”
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading I’ve grabbed off a bit of good news for him.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’ve grabbed off a bit of good news for him.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know all about it,” said Larry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s why I’m butting in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve grabbed off a bit of good news for him.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “That’s why I’m butting in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I know all about it,” said Larry.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know all about it,” said Larry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know all about it,” said Larry.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “What’s it like?”
information about recent and important events
From this reading I’ve grabbed off a bit of good news for him.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I’ve grabbed off a bit of good news for him.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I’ve grabbed off a bit of good news for him.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I know all about it,” said Larry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s why I’m butting in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s it like?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “That’s why I’m butting in.
Chapter 5 of Dick and Larry: Freshmen by Francis Lynde holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 436 sentences of Dick and Larry: Freshmen, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Dick and Larry: Freshmen by Francis Lynde exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 88 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 Dick and Larry: Freshmen by Francis Lynde on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3014 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #63499 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #63499, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 251 minutes of reading across 603 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Dick and Larry: Freshmen section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 7 chapters of Dick and Larry: Freshmen 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 Dick and Larry: Freshmen, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
