Chapter 12 of Discovery at Aspen is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Discovery at Aspen is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Beat it,” he said sternly, “and be quick about it.” “Look, Romeo’s looking for a fight!” “Aw, come on,” the other said, “let’s leave the smoochers alone!” They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight. “Thank heaven, they’re gone,” Judy whispered.
Chapter 12 of Discovery at Aspen is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “amble” — walk leisurely
From this reading “They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading ““Beat it,” he said sternly, “and be quick about it.””
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading ““Beat it,” he said sternly, “and be quick about it.””
possessive form of “romeo” — an ardent male lover
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.”
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading ““Beat it,” he said sternly, “and be quick about it.””
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading ““Thank heaven, they’re gone,” Judy whispered.”
make whistling sounds
From this reading “They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.”
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In this reading “They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Look, Romeo’s looking for a fight!”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Beat it,” he said sternly, “and be quick about it.”
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Aw, come on,” the other said, “let’s leave the smoochers alone!”
past form of “amble” — walk leisurely
From this reading They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Beat it,” he said sternly, “and be quick about it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aw, come on,” the other said, “let’s leave the smoochers alone!”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Beat it,” he said sternly, “and be quick about it.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “Beat it,” he said sternly, “and be quick about it.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Aw, come on,” the other said, “let’s leave the smoochers alone!”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “Look, Romeo’s looking for a fight!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Look, Romeo’s looking for a fight!”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Thank heaven, they’re gone,” Judy whispered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Beat it,” he said sternly, “and be quick about it.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Thank heaven, they’re gone,” Judy whispered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Beat it,” he said sternly, “and be quick about it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thank heaven, they’re gone,” Judy whispered.
the sound of laughing
From this reading They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.
go away from a place
From this reading “Aw, come on,” the other said, “let’s leave the smoochers alone!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aw, come on,” the other said, “let’s leave the smoochers alone!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look, Romeo’s looking for a fight!”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Look, Romeo’s looking for a fight!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Aw, come on,” the other said, “let’s leave the smoochers alone!”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Aw, come on,” the other said, “let’s leave the smoochers alone!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Beat it,” he said sternly, “and be quick about it.”
possessive form of “romeo” — an ardent male lover
From this reading “Look, Romeo’s looking for a fight!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Beat it,” he said sternly, “and be quick about it.”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aw, come on,” the other said, “let’s leave the smoochers alone!”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading “Beat it,” he said sternly, “and be quick about it.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank heaven, they’re gone,” Judy whispered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Aw, come on,” the other said, “let’s leave the smoochers alone!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thank heaven, they’re gone,” Judy whispered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.
up to a particular time
From this reading They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Thank heaven, they’re gone,” Judy whispered.
make whistling sounds
From this reading They ambled off, looking back every few steps to laugh, to whistle, until they were out of sight.
Chapter 12 of Discovery at Aspen by Sophie (Sophie Z. Liebowitz) Ruskay holds 397 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 12 holds 397 sentences of Discovery at Aspen, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Discovery at Aspen by Sophie (Sophie Z. Liebowitz) Ruskay exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 397 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.
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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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