Chapter 5 of Gladiator is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Gladiator is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All right, I guess." "Come on outside. Hey, Fitz! Bring a ball." An hour later Fitzsimmons found Woodman sitting in his office.
Chapter 5 of Gladiator is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “Bring a ball."”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Bring a ball."”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"All right, I guess."”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “An hour later Fitzsimmons found Woodman sitting in his office.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “An hour later Fitzsimmons found Woodman sitting in his office.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “"Come on outside.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “An hour later Fitzsimmons found Woodman sitting in his office.”
someone who lives in the woods
From this reading “An hour later Fitzsimmons found Woodman sitting in his office.”
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.
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “"Come on outside.”
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 Bring a ball."
(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 right, I guess."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour later Fitzsimmons found Woodman sitting in his office.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Bring a ball."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Bring a ball."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hey, Fitz!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later Fitzsimmons found Woodman sitting in his office.
set up or found
From this reading An hour later Fitzsimmons found Woodman sitting in his office.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "All right, I guess."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hey, Fitz!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An hour later Fitzsimmons found Woodman sitting in his office.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading An hour later Fitzsimmons found Woodman sitting in his office.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "All right, I guess."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An hour later Fitzsimmons found Woodman sitting in his office.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading An hour later Fitzsimmons found Woodman sitting in his office.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading An hour later Fitzsimmons found Woodman sitting in his office.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on outside.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading "Come on outside.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, I guess."
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading An hour later Fitzsimmons found Woodman sitting in his office.
someone who lives in the woods
From this reading An hour later Fitzsimmons found Woodman sitting in his office.
Chapter 5 of Gladiator by Philip Wylie holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 5 holds 410 sentences of Gladiator, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Gladiator by Philip Wylie exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 82 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Gladiator, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
