Chapter 1 of Dorothy's Travels is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Dorothy's Travels is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEW YORK, N. Y. CHATTERTON-PECK CO. "All aboard--what's goin'! All ashore--what ain't!" The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
Chapter 1 of Dorothy's Travels is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 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.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “"All aboard--what's goin'!”
towards the shore from the water
From this reading “All ashore--what ain't!"”
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.”
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading “The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “NEW YORK, N. Y.”
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 The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading "All aboard--what's goin'!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All ashore--what ain't!"
(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 "All aboard--what's goin'!
towards the shore from the water
From this reading All ashore--what ain't!"
on or to one side
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHATTERTON-PECK CO.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading CHATTERTON-PECK CO.
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All aboard--what's goin'!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading NEW YORK, N. Y.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK, N. Y.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
(used of the voice or sound) deep and resonant
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading All ashore--what ain't!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All aboard--what's goin'!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The stentorian shout of the colored steward, so close to Dorothy's ear, made her jump aside with a little scream.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading NEW YORK, N. Y.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK, N. Y.
Chapter 1 of Dorothy's Travels by Evelyn Raymond holds 233 sentences, grouped into 47 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 1 holds 233 sentences of Dorothy's Travels, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Dorothy's Travels by Evelyn Raymond exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 233 sentences, grouped into 47 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 47 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 47 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 1 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 Dorothy's Travels by Evelyn Raymond on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3902 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #25630 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #25630, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 325 minutes of reading across 781 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Dorothy's Travels section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 16 chapters of Dorothy's Travels 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 Dorothy's Travels, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
