Chapter 10 of In and Out is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
Chapter 10 of In and Out is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant. Johnson Boller was not so affected. "Say, what's the matter with you, Hitchin?" he asked. "Are you a plain nut?" Hitchin snapped his fingers at him angrily and continued his stare at Anthony Fry.
Chapter 10 of In and Out is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/56 · 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.
with anger
From this reading “Hitchin snapped his fingers at him angrily and continued his stare at Anthony Fry.”
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.”
be excessively hot
From this reading “Hitchin snapped his fingers at him angrily and continued his stare at Anthony Fry.”
to hook or entangle
From this reading “The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.”
usually large hard-shelled seed
From this reading “"Are you a plain nut?"”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Hitchin snapped his fingers at him angrily and continued his stare at Anthony Fry.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.”
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading “The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.”
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.
In this reading “Hitchin snapped his fingers at him angrily and continued his stare at Anthony Fry.”
In this reading “The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.”
In this reading “Hitchin snapped his fingers at him angrily and continued his stare at Anthony Fry.”
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 "Are you a plain nut?"
acted upon; influenced
From this reading Johnson Boller was not so affected.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
with anger
From this reading Hitchin snapped his fingers at him angrily and continued his stare at Anthony Fry.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you a plain nut?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Say, what's the matter with you, Hitchin?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hitchin snapped his fingers at him angrily and continued his stare at Anthony Fry.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Johnson Boller was not so affected.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Hitchin snapped his fingers at him angrily and continued his stare at Anthony Fry.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Hitchin snapped his fingers at him angrily and continued his stare at Anthony Fry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
be excessively hot
From this reading Hitchin snapped his fingers at him angrily and continued his stare at Anthony Fry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Say, what's the matter with you, Hitchin?" he asked.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
to hook or entangle
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, what's the matter with you, Hitchin?" he asked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading Johnson Boller was not so affected.
and nothing more
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Say, what's the matter with you, Hitchin?" he asked.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Johnson Boller was not so affected.
usually large hard-shelled seed
From this reading "Are you a plain nut?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading "Are you a plain nut?"
express in words
From this reading "Say, what's the matter with you, Hitchin?" he asked.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Hitchin snapped his fingers at him angrily and continued his stare at Anthony Fry.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Johnson Boller was not so affected.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Johnson Boller was not so affected.
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading The Web Just the manner of the man startled Anthony and caused him to hitch back in his chair and stare for an instant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, what's the matter with you, Hitchin?" he asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Say, what's the matter with you, Hitchin?" he asked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Say, what's the matter with you, Hitchin?" he asked.
Chapter 10 of In and Out by Edgar Franklin holds 282 sentences, grouped into 57 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 10 holds 282 sentences of In and Out, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of In and Out by Edgar Franklin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 282 sentences, grouped into 57 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 57 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 57 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 10 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.
Common questions about reading In and Out by Edgar Franklin on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4022 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33392 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #33392, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 335 minutes of reading across 805 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through In and Out section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 16 chapters of In and Out to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in In and Out, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
