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Golden treasury of famous books
Golden treasury of famous books

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Golden treasury of famous books is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Marjory MacMurchy, Lady, -1938 Willison • Curated US English Learning Edition
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LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.
Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.
_Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.
Possibly not everyone who tries to read _Lavengro_ will care for it very much.
As people say, it is not a book that belongs to everybody.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Golden treasury of famous books

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Golden treasury of famous books is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.
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Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.
/bʊks kæn biː ɑːd tuː nɑːt laɪk ˈʌðər bʊks bʌt ˈstraɪkɪŋli ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəl ənd ˈɪntrəstɪŋ fɔːr ðə ˈveri ˈriːzən ðæt ðeɪ ɑːr ɑːd/
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_Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.
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Possibly not everyone who tries to read _Lavengro_ will care for it very much.
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As people say, it is not a book that belongs to everybody.
/æz ˈpiːpəl seɪ ɪt ɪz nɑːt ə bʊk ðæt bɪˈlɔːŋz tuː ˈevribɑːdi/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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belongs verb US /bɪˈlɔːŋz/

third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading “As people say, it is not a book that belongs to everybody.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Borrow verb US /ˈbɑːroʊ/

get temporarily

From this reading “_Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
finn noun US /fɪn/

a native or inhabitant of Finland

From this reading “LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
huckleberry noun US /ˈhʌk.əlˌber.i/

A small edible dark blue or black berry, or the famous literary character Huck Finn.

From this reading “LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.”

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mohicans noun US /ˌmoʊˈhiːkənz/

plural of “mohican” — a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in the Hudson valley and eastward to the Housatonic

From this reading “LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sawyer noun US /ˈsɔːjər/

one who is employed to saw wood

From this reading “LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
strikingly adverb US /ˈstraɪkɪŋli/

in a striking manner

From this reading “Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tries noun US /traɪz/

plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading “Possibly not everyone who tries to read _Lavengro_ will care for it very much.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

many things adjective + noun

In this reading “_Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.”

20,966 times in 426,211 chapters
other people adjective + noun

In this reading “LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.”

23,611 times in 426,211 chapters
very reason adjective + noun

In this reading “Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.”

2,286 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 74

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading _Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As people say, it is not a book that belongs to everybody.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
belongsverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋz/

third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading As people say, it is not a book that belongs to everybody.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
booknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading _Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BooksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.

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BorrowverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊ/

get temporarily

From this reading _Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Possibly not everyone who tries to read _Lavengro_ will care for it very much.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
descriptionnounUS /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading _Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading As people say, it is not a book that belongs to everybody.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/

every person

From this reading Possibly not everyone who tries to read _Lavengro_ will care for it very much.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
FINNnounUS /fɪn/

a native or inhabitant of Finland

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.

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FORESTnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading _Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HARKER

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

Pending verification
HUCKLEBERRYnounUS /ˈhʌk.əlˌber.i/

A small edible dark blue or black berry, or the famous literary character Huck Finn.

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

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individualadjectiveUS /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəl/

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Possibly not everyone who tries to read _Lavengro_ will care for it very much.

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KIM

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

Pending verification
knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading _Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LASTadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LAVENGRO

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From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

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likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LIVINGnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading _Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading _Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MOHICANSnounUS /ˌmoʊˈhiːkənz/

plural of “mohican” — a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in the Hudson valley and eastward to the Housatonic

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Possibly not everyone who tries to read _Lavengro_ will care for it very much.

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nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading _Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
occasionallyadverbUS /əˈkeɪʒənəli/

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
oddadjectiveUS /ɑːd/

not divisible by two

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
out-of-the-wayadjective

exceptional, unusual, or remarkable

From this reading _Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

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personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/

a human being

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PossiblyadverbUS /ˈpɑːsəbli/

by chance

From this reading Possibly not everyone who tries to read _Lavengro_ will care for it very much.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Possibly not everyone who tries to read _Lavengro_ will care for it very much.

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reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.

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SARDnoun

a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

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SAWYERnounUS /ˈsɔːjər/

one who is employed to saw wood

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading As people say, it is not a book that belongs to everybody.

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someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/

a person, without saying who

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
strikinglyadverbUS /ˈstraɪkɪŋli/

in a striking manner

From this reading Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading _Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Possibly not everyone who tries to read _Lavengro_ will care for it very much.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TOMnounUS /tɑːm/

male cat

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

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tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.

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triesnounUS /traɪz/

plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading Possibly not everyone who tries to read _Lavengro_ will care for it very much.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Books can be odd too, not like other books, but strikingly individual, and interesting for the very reason that they are odd.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.

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WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

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whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading LAVENGRO--THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS--TOM SAWYER--HUCKLEBERRY FINN--KIM--SARD HARKER--THE LIVING FOREST We occasionally meet an odd person, someone out of the common, who is not like other people.

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whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading _Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.

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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Possibly not everyone who tries to read _Lavengro_ will care for it very much.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.

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writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading _Lavengro_, written by a man with out-of-the-way knowledge of many things, whose name was George Borrow, is a book of this description.

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Chapter 13 of Golden treasury of famous books by Marjory MacMurchy, Lady, -1938 Willison holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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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Chapter 13 holds 83 sentences of Golden treasury of famous books, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.

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