Chapter 5 of Five Thousand Dollars Reward is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Five Thousand Dollars Reward is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRAMP ON DECK. For full a minute not a word passed between the two men. The sodden eyes of the tramp were fixed in a sullen gaze on the face of Ransom Vane. "What do you want here?" finally demanded Vane in a harsh voice. "I came to see you."
Chapter 5 of Five Thousand Dollars Reward is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “THE TRAMP ON DECK.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “The sodden eyes of the tramp were fixed in a sullen gaze on the face of Ransom Vane.”
unpleasantly stern
From this reading “"What do you want here?" finally demanded Vane in a harsh voice.”
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading “The sodden eyes of the tramp were fixed in a sullen gaze on the face of Ransom Vane.”
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
From this reading “The sodden eyes of the tramp were fixed in a sullen gaze on the face of Ransom Vane.”
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading “The sodden eyes of the tramp were fixed in a sullen gaze on the face of Ransom Vane.”
a vagrant
From this reading “THE TRAMP ON DECK.”
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading “The sodden eyes of the tramp were fixed in a sullen gaze on the face of Ransom Vane.”
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 For full a minute not a word passed between the two men.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading For full a minute not a word passed between the two men.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I came to see you."
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading THE TRAMP ON DECK.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "What do you want here?" finally demanded Vane in a harsh voice.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you want here?" finally demanded Vane in a harsh voice.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The sodden eyes of the tramp were fixed in a sullen gaze on the face of Ransom Vane.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The sodden eyes of the tramp were fixed in a sullen gaze on the face of Ransom Vane.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading "What do you want here?" finally demanded Vane in a harsh voice.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading The sodden eyes of the tramp were fixed in a sullen gaze on the face of Ransom Vane.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For full a minute not a word passed between the two men.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading For full a minute not a word passed between the two men.
a long fixed look
From this reading The sodden eyes of the tramp were fixed in a sullen gaze on the face of Ransom Vane.
unpleasantly stern
From this reading "What do you want here?" finally demanded Vane in a harsh voice.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "What do you want here?" finally demanded Vane in a harsh voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I came to see you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sodden eyes of the tramp were fixed in a sullen gaze on the face of Ransom Vane.
the force of workers available
From this reading For full a minute not a word passed between the two men.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading For full a minute not a word passed between the two men.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For full a minute not a word passed between the two men.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sodden eyes of the tramp were fixed in a sullen gaze on the face of Ransom Vane.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE TRAMP ON DECK.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading For full a minute not a word passed between the two men.
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading The sodden eyes of the tramp were fixed in a sullen gaze on the face of Ransom Vane.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I came to see you."
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
From this reading The sodden eyes of the tramp were fixed in a sullen gaze on the face of Ransom Vane.
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading The sodden eyes of the tramp were fixed in a sullen gaze on the face of Ransom Vane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAMP ON DECK.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I came to see you."
a vagrant
From this reading THE TRAMP ON DECK.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For full a minute not a word passed between the two men.
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading The sodden eyes of the tramp were fixed in a sullen gaze on the face of Ransom Vane.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "What do you want here?" finally demanded Vane in a harsh voice.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What do you want here?" finally demanded Vane in a harsh voice.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sodden eyes of the tramp were fixed in a sullen gaze on the face of Ransom Vane.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you want here?" finally demanded Vane in a harsh voice.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading For full a minute not a word passed between the two men.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you want here?" finally demanded Vane in a harsh voice.
Chapter 5 of Five Thousand Dollars Reward by A. Frank Pinkerton holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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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