Chapter 33 of Hiking Westward is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of Hiking Westward is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL “Nobody answers, eh? That’s funny. Give me Burke, then, please, central. Oh, I say. You don’t know where Larry is, do you?
Chapter 33 of Hiking Westward is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL “Nobody answers, eh?”
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL “Nobody answers, eh?”
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading “Give me Burke, then, please, central.”
serving as an essential component
From this reading “Give me Burke, then, please, central.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “That’s funny.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL “Nobody answers, eh?”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Give me Burke, then, please, central.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL “Nobody answers, eh?”
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.
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In this reading “AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL “Nobody answers, eh?”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL “Nobody answers, eh?
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL “Nobody answers, eh?
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL “Nobody answers, eh?
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading Give me Burke, then, please, central.
serving as an essential component
From this reading Give me Burke, then, please, central.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You don’t know where Larry is, do you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don’t know where Larry is, do you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL “Nobody answers, eh?
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading That’s funny.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me Burke, then, please, central.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, I say.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You don’t know where Larry is, do you?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You don’t know where Larry is, do you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don’t know where Larry is, do you?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me Burke, then, please, central.
no person; not anyone
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL “Nobody answers, eh?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, I say.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Give me Burke, then, please, central.
express in words
From this reading Oh, I say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s funny.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Give me Burke, then, please, central.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL “Nobody answers, eh?
in or at the place that
From this reading You don’t know where Larry is, do you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don’t know where Larry is, do you?
Chapter 33 of Hiking Westward by Roger William Conant holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 33 holds 194 sentences of Hiking Westward, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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