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Chapter 5 of Fifty Famous Stories Retold is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I thought I heard the roar of breakers," said the pilot. "We must be near the shore." "I cannot tell," said Ralph the Rover; "but I think we are not far from the Inchcape Rock. I wish we could hear the good abbot's bell." The next moment there was a great crash.
Chapter 5 of Fifty Famous Stories Retold is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “I wish we could hear the good abbot's bell."”
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading “"I thought I heard the roar of breakers," said the pilot.”
fall or come down violently
From this reading “The next moment there was a great crash.”
operate an airplane
From this reading “"I thought I heard the roar of breakers," said the pilot.”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “"I thought I heard the roar of breakers," said the pilot.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “"I cannot tell," said Ralph the Rover; "but I think we are not far from the Inchcape Rock.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “"I cannot tell," said Ralph the Rover; "but I think we are not far from the Inchcape Rock.”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “"We must be near the shore."”
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 next moment there was a great crash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish we could hear the good abbot's bell."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I cannot tell," said Ralph the Rover; "but I think we are not far from the Inchcape Rock.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We must be near the shore."
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading I wish we could hear the good abbot's bell."
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading "I thought I heard the roar of breakers," said the pilot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I cannot tell," said Ralph the Rover; "but I think we are not far from the Inchcape Rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I cannot tell," said Ralph the Rover; "but I think we are not far from the Inchcape Rock.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish we could hear the good abbot's bell."
fall or come down violently
From this reading The next moment there was a great crash.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "I cannot tell," said Ralph the Rover; "but I think we are not far from the Inchcape Rock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I cannot tell," said Ralph the Rover; "but I think we are not far from the Inchcape Rock.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I wish we could hear the good abbot's bell."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The next moment there was a great crash.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I wish we could hear the good abbot's bell."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I thought I heard the roar of breakers," said the pilot.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought I heard the roar of breakers," said the pilot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I cannot tell," said Ralph the Rover; "but I think we are not far from the Inchcape Rock.
a particular point in time
From this reading The next moment there was a great crash.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must be near the shore."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "We must be near the shore."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next moment there was a great crash.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I cannot tell," said Ralph the Rover; "but I think we are not far from the Inchcape Rock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I thought I heard the roar of breakers," said the pilot.
operate an airplane
From this reading "I thought I heard the roar of breakers," said the pilot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I cannot tell," said Ralph the Rover; "but I think we are not far from the Inchcape Rock.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading "I thought I heard the roar of breakers," said the pilot.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "I cannot tell," said Ralph the Rover; "but I think we are not far from the Inchcape Rock.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading "I cannot tell," said Ralph the Rover; "but I think we are not far from the Inchcape Rock.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I thought I heard the roar of breakers," said the pilot.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "We must be near the shore."
express in words
From this reading "I cannot tell," said Ralph the Rover; "but I think we are not far from the Inchcape Rock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I thought I heard the roar of breakers," said the pilot.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The next moment there was a great crash.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I cannot tell," said Ralph the Rover; "but I think we are not far from the Inchcape Rock.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought I heard the roar of breakers," said the pilot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next moment there was a great crash.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must be near the shore."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish we could hear the good abbot's bell."
Chapter 5 of Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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.
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