Chapter 4 of Eighth Reader is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Eighth Reader is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOOTNOTE: [Footnote 48: By John Burroughs.] EXPRESSION: Read again the four descriptive selections beginning on page 179. Observe the wide difference in style of composition. Of the three prose extracts, which is the most interesting to you? Give reasons why this is so.
Chapter 4 of Eighth Reader is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
From this reading “FOOTNOTE: [Footnote 48: By John Burroughs.]”
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading “Observe the wide difference in style of composition.”
serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
From this reading “EXPRESSION: Read again the four descriptive selections beginning on page 179.”
plural of “extract” — a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
From this reading “Of the three prose extracts, which is the most interesting to you?”
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “FOOTNOTE: [Footnote 48: By John Burroughs.]”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “Observe the wide difference in style of composition.”
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading “Of the three prose extracts, which is the most interesting to you?”
plural of “selection” — the act of choosing or selecting
From this reading “EXPRESSION: Read again the four descriptive selections beginning on page 179.”
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 “Give reasons why this is so.”
In this reading “Of the three prose extracts, which is the most interesting to you?”
In this reading “Observe the wide difference in style of composition.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading EXPRESSION: Read again the four descriptive selections beginning on page 179.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [Footnote 48: By John Burroughs.]
anew
From this reading EXPRESSION: Read again the four descriptive selections beginning on page 179.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading EXPRESSION: Read again the four descriptive selections beginning on page 179.
United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [Footnote 48: By John Burroughs.]
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [Footnote 48: By John Burroughs.]
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading Observe the wide difference in style of composition.
serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
From this reading EXPRESSION: Read again the four descriptive selections beginning on page 179.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading Observe the wide difference in style of composition.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading EXPRESSION: Read again the four descriptive selections beginning on page 179.
plural of “extract” — a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
From this reading Of the three prose extracts, which is the most interesting to you?
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [Footnote 48: By John Burroughs.]
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading EXPRESSION: Read again the four descriptive selections beginning on page 179.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give reasons why this is so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Observe the wide difference in style of composition.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Of the three prose extracts, which is the most interesting to you?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of the three prose extracts, which is the most interesting to you?
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [Footnote 48: By John Burroughs.]
used to form the superlative
From this reading Of the three prose extracts, which is the most interesting to you?
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Observe the wide difference in style of composition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Observe the wide difference in style of composition.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading EXPRESSION: Read again the four descriptive selections beginning on page 179.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading EXPRESSION: Read again the four descriptive selections beginning on page 179.
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading Of the three prose extracts, which is the most interesting to you?
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading EXPRESSION: Read again the four descriptive selections beginning on page 179.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Give reasons why this is so.
plural of “selection” — the act of choosing or selecting
From this reading EXPRESSION: Read again the four descriptive selections beginning on page 179.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Give reasons why this is so.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Observe the wide difference in style of composition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXPRESSION: Read again the four descriptive selections beginning on page 179.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Give reasons why this is so.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Of the three prose extracts, which is the most interesting to you?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of the three prose extracts, which is the most interesting to you?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of the three prose extracts, which is the most interesting to you?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Give reasons why this is so.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Observe the wide difference in style of composition.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Of the three prose extracts, which is the most interesting to you?
Chapter 4 of Eighth Reader by James [Editor] Baldwin holds 437 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 4 holds 437 sentences of Eighth Reader, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Eighth Reader by James [Editor] Baldwin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 437 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.
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