Chapter 9 of For Name and Fame is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of For Name and Fame is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was but little talking in the middle of the day, in the train, for the heat was excessive. All the men had taken off their coats, and sat in their shirt sleeves. But they were, nevertheless, bathed in perspiration. Late at night, the train arrived at Allahabad. Here there was a stop, till morning.
Chapter 9 of For Name and Fame is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading “But they were, nevertheless, bathed in perspiration.”
plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “All the men had taken off their coats, and sat in their shirt sleeves.”
beyond normal limits
From this reading “There was but little talking in the middle of the day, in the train, for the heat was excessive.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “There was but little talking in the middle of the day, in the train, for the heat was excessive.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “But they were, nevertheless, bathed in perspiration.”
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading “But they were, nevertheless, bathed in perspiration.”
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading “All the men had taken off their coats, and sat in their shirt sleeves.”
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “All the men had taken off their coats, and sat in their shirt sleeves.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Here there was a stop, till morning.
(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 the men had taken off their coats, and sat in their shirt sleeves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late at night, the train arrived at Allahabad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the men had taken off their coats, and sat in their shirt sleeves.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Late at night, the train arrived at Allahabad.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Late at night, the train arrived at Allahabad.
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading But they were, nevertheless, bathed in perspiration.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was but little talking in the middle of the day, in the train, for the heat was excessive.
plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading All the men had taken off their coats, and sat in their shirt sleeves.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There was but little talking in the middle of the day, in the train, for the heat was excessive.
beyond normal limits
From this reading There was but little talking in the middle of the day, in the train, for the heat was excessive.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was but little talking in the middle of the day, in the train, for the heat was excessive.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the men had taken off their coats, and sat in their shirt sleeves.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading There was but little talking in the middle of the day, in the train, for the heat was excessive.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here there was a stop, till morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was but little talking in the middle of the day, in the train, for the heat was excessive.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Late at night, the train arrived at Allahabad.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was but little talking in the middle of the day, in the train, for the heat was excessive.
the force of workers available
From this reading All the men had taken off their coats, and sat in their shirt sleeves.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading There was but little talking in the middle of the day, in the train, for the heat was excessive.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Here there was a stop, till morning.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading But they were, nevertheless, bathed in perspiration.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Late at night, the train arrived at Allahabad.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was but little talking in the middle of the day, in the train, for the heat was excessive.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading All the men had taken off their coats, and sat in their shirt sleeves.
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading But they were, nevertheless, bathed in perspiration.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading All the men had taken off their coats, and sat in their shirt sleeves.
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading All the men had taken off their coats, and sat in their shirt sleeves.
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading All the men had taken off their coats, and sat in their shirt sleeves.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Here there was a stop, till morning.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading All the men had taken off their coats, and sat in their shirt sleeves.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading There was but little talking in the middle of the day, in the train, for the heat was excessive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was but little talking in the middle of the day, in the train, for the heat was excessive.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the men had taken off their coats, and sat in their shirt sleeves.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was but little talking in the middle of the day, in the train, for the heat was excessive.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they were, nevertheless, bathed in perspiration.
up to a particular time
From this reading Here there was a stop, till morning.
create by training and teaching
From this reading There was but little talking in the middle of the day, in the train, for the heat was excessive.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was but little talking in the middle of the day, in the train, for the heat was excessive.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But they were, nevertheless, bathed in perspiration.
Chapter 9 of For Name and Fame by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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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