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Fourth Reader: The Alexandra Readers
Fourth Reader: The Alexandra Readers

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Fourth Reader: The Alexandra Readers is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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W. A. McINTYRE, B.A., LL.D.
JOHN DEARNESS, M.A.
JOHN C. SAUL, M.A.
_Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115
The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130
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Fourth Reader: The Alexandra Readers

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Fourth Reader: The Alexandra Readers is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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W. A. McINTYRE, B.A., LL.D.
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JOHN DEARNESS, M.A.
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JOHN C. SAUL, M.A.
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_Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115
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The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian NightsEntertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once throTara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

Learner Dictionary

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.

Bayard noun US /ˈbeɪərd/

French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)

Bugle noun US /ˈbjuːɡəl/

a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares

From this reading “_Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115”

Daffodils noun US /ˈdæfədɪlz/

plural of “daffodil” — any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown

Locksmith noun US /ˈlɑːksmɪθ/

someone who makes or repairs locks

From this reading “_Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115”

Longfellow noun US /ˈlɔːŋfeloʊ/

United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)

Sinbad noun US /ˈsɪnbæd/

in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages

From this reading “The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130”

Tara's noun US /ˈterəz/

possessive form of “tara” — a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century

Wolfe noun US /wʊlf/

United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931)

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Golden Key adjective + noun

In this reading “_Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115”

Second Voyage noun + noun

In this reading “The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130”

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100

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From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

101

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From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

105

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From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

106

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From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

113

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From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

115

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From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

116

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From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

122

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From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

123

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From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

128

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From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

130

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From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading W. A. McINTYRE, B.A., LL.D.

ArabiannounUS /əˈreɪbiən/

a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

BnounUS /biː/

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading W. A. McINTYRE, B.A., LL.D.

BayardnounUS /ˈbeɪərd/

French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

Birkenhead

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From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

BuglenounUS /ˈbjuːɡəl/

a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

BurialnounUS /ˈberiəl/

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading JOHN C. SAUL, M.A.

CampnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading W. A. McINTYRE, B.A., LL.D.

DaffodilsnounUS /ˈdæfədɪlz/

plural of “daffodil” — any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

DEARNESSnoun

the quality possessed by something with a great price or value

From this reading JOHN DEARNESS, M.A.

DickensnounUS /ˈdɪkənz/

a word used in exclamations of confusion

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

Doyle

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From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

DreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

EntertainmentnounUS /ˌentərˈteɪnmənt/

an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

Ericsson

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From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

Francis

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From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

GoldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

HallsnounUS /hɔːlz/

plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

HarpnounUS /hɑːrp/

a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

HastingsnounUS /ˈheɪstɪŋz/

United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

HeroinenounUS /ˈheroʊən/

the main good female character in a work of fiction

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

HomenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

JOHNnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading JOHN DEARNESS, M.A.

KeynounUS /kiː/

metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

Leif

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From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

LL

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From this reading W. A. McINTYRE, B.A., LL.D.

LocksmithnounUS /ˈlɑːksmɪθ/

someone who makes or repairs locks

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

LongfellownounUS /ˈlɔːŋfeloʊ/

United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

LossnounUS /lɔːs/

something that is lost

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

MnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading JOHN DEARNESS, M.A.

McINTYRE

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From this reading W. A. McINTYRE, B.A., LL.D.

MoorenounUS /mʊr/

United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

NightsnounUS /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

Parkman

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From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

Preston

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From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

SAULnounUS /sɔːl/

(Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines)

From this reading JOHN C. SAUL, M.A.

SecondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

SinbadnounUS /ˈsɪnbæd/

in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

Slave's

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From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

SongnounUS /sɔːŋ/

a short musical composition with words

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

Tara'snounUS /ˈterəz/

possessive form of “tara” — a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

TaylornounUS /ˈteɪlər/

United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

TennysonnounUS /ˈtenɪsən/

Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

thro

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From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

TrueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

Verchères

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From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

VoyagenounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/

an act of traveling by water

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading W. A. McINTYRE, B.A., LL.D.

Wadsworth

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From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

WarriornounUS /ˈwɔːriər/

someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

William

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From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

WolfenounUS /wʊlf/

United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931)

From this reading _Home they brought her Warrior_ _Lord Tennyson_ 100 The Locksmith of the Golden Key _Charles Dickens_ 101 _The Bugle Song_ _Lord Tennyson_ 105 Leif Ericsson _John Preston True_ 106 _The Loss of the_ Birkenhead _Sir Francis Hastings Doyle_ 113 _The Burial of Sir John Moore_ _Charles Wolfe_ 115

WordsworthnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/

a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)

From this reading The Second Voyage of Sinbad _Arabian Nights’ Entertainment_ 116 _The Daffodils_ _William Wordsworth_ 122 _The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Halls_ _Thomas Moore_ 123 The Heroine of Verchères _Francis Parkman_ 123 _The Slave’s Dream_ _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ 128 _The Song of the Camp_ _Bayard Taylor_ 130

Chapter 1 of Fourth Reader: The Alexandra Readers by W. A. (William Albert) McIntyre holds 312 sentences, grouped into 63 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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