Chapter 1 of Gramp is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Gramp is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you! "Why is Gramma making mad pictures at you?" I asked Gramp. Gramp looked at me. "What pictures, Chum?"
Chapter 1 of Gramp is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/43 · 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.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “"What pictures, Chum?"”
roused to anger
From this reading “"Why is Gramma making mad pictures at you?"”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “"Why is Gramma making mad pictures at you?"”
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading “It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “"Why is Gramma making mad pictures at you?"”
plural of “scare” — sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
From this reading “It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!”
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!”
comparative of “tough” — not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Gramp looked at me.”
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 It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked Gramp.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Why is Gramma making mad pictures at you?"
a young person of either sex
From this reading It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading "What pictures, Chum?"
pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America
From this reading "Why is Gramma making mad pictures at you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked Gramp.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked Gramp.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why is Gramma making mad pictures at you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Gramp looked at me.
roused to anger
From this reading "Why is Gramma making mad pictures at you?"
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "Why is Gramma making mad pictures at you?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gramp looked at me.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!
and nothing more
From this reading It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "Why is Gramma making mad pictures at you?"
plural of “scare” — sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
From this reading It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!
not in physical motion
From this reading It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!
comparative of “tough” — not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!
at the time that
From this reading It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why is Gramma making mad pictures at you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's tough to see into minds when you're only a child--and tougher still when you see what scares you!
Chapter 1 of Gramp by Charles V. De Vet holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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 1 holds 217 sentences of Gramp, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Gramp by Charles V. De Vet exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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 44 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 44 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.
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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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About 18 minutes of reading across 44 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Gramp, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
