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In Quest of Gold
In Quest of Gold

Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of In Quest of Gold is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Alfred St. Johnston • Curated US English Learning Edition
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CROSBY ACCOUNTS FOR HIMSELF.
It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.
The room he was in looked even dirtier and more miserable than it had appeared the night before.
The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.
The white wood table was unscoured, and was littered with bones and crumbs and fragments of stale food.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

In Quest of Gold

Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of In Quest of Gold is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CROSBY ACCOUNTS FOR HIMSELF.
/ˈkrɔːzbi əˈkaʊnts fɔːr hɪmˈself/
Line 2
It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.
Line 3
The room he was in looked even dirtier and more miserable than it had appeared the night before.
/ðə ruːm hiː wɑːz ɪn lʊkt ˈiːvɪn ˈdɜːrtiər ənd mɔːr ˈmɪzərəbəl ðæn ɪt hæd əˈpɪrd ðə naɪt bɪˈfɔːr/
Line 4
The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.
/ðə flɔːr kʊd nɑːt hæv bɪn kliːnd fɔːr jɪrz ənd dʌst leɪ θɪk əˈpɑːn ˈevriθɪŋ ðæt wɑːz nɑːt ɪn ˈkɑːnstənt juːs/
Line 5
The white wood table was unscoured, and was littered with bones and crumbs and fragments of stale food.

Learner Dictionary

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

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cleaned verb US /kliːnd/

past form of “clean” — make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from

From this reading “The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crosby noun US /ˈkrɔːzbi/

United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)

From this reading “CROSBY ACCOUNTS FOR HIMSELF.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crumbs noun US /krʌmz/

plural of “crumb” — a very small quantity of something

From this reading “The white wood table was unscoured, and was littered with bones and crumbs and fragments of stale food.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dirtier adjective US /ˈdɜːrtiər/

comparative of “dirty” — soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading “The room he was in looked even dirtier and more miserable than it had appeared the night before.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fragments noun US /ˈfræɡmənts/

plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else

From this reading “The white wood table was unscoured, and was littered with bones and crumbs and fragments of stale food.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
littered adjective US /ˈlɪtərd/

filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish

From this reading “The white wood table was unscoured, and was littered with bones and crumbs and fragments of stale food.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
locusts noun US /ˈloʊkəsts/

plural of “locust” — migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae

From this reading “It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stale adjective US /steɪl/

lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age

From this reading “The white wood table was unscoured, and was littered with bones and crumbs and fragments of stale food.”

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.

broad daylight adjective + noun

In this reading “It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.”

3,279 times in 426,211 chapters
constant use adjective + noun

In this reading “The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.”

421 times in 426,211 chapters
into the room preposition + article + noun counted as “into … room”

In this reading “It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.”

27,437 times in 426,211 chapters
lay thick verb + adjective

In this reading “The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.”

508 times in 426,211 chapters
in the morning preposition + article + noun counted as “in … morning”

In this reading “It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.”

71,997 times in 426,211 chapters
for years preposition + noun

In this reading “The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.”

21,596 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 71

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ACCOUNTSnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/

plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading CROSBY ACCOUNTS FOR HIMSELF.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Alec

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

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

Pending verification
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The room he was in looked even dirtier and more miserable than it had appeared the night before.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The room he was in looked even dirtier and more miserable than it had appeared the night before.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bonesnounUS /boʊnz/

(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

From this reading The white wood table was unscoured, and was littered with bones and crumbs and fragments of stale food.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brilliantadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪljənt/

of surpassing excellence

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chirring

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

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

Pending verification
cleanedverbUS /kliːnd/

past form of “clean” — make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from

From this reading The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
constantadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnstənt/

unvarying in nature

From this reading The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
CROSBYnounUS /ˈkrɔːzbi/

United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)

From this reading CROSBY ACCOUNTS FOR HIMSELF.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crumbsnounUS /krʌmz/

plural of “crumb” — a very small quantity of something

From this reading The white wood table was unscoured, and was littered with bones and crumbs and fragments of stale food.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daylightnounUS /ˈdeɪlaɪt/

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dirtieradjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrtiər/

comparative of “dirty” — soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading The room he was in looked even dirtier and more miserable than it had appeared the night before.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dustverbUS /dʌst/

remove the dust from

From this reading The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading The room he was in looked even dirtier and more miserable than it had appeared the night before.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
floodnounUS /flʌd/

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
floornounUS /flɔːr/

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
foodnounUS /fuːd/

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading The white wood table was unscoured, and was littered with bones and crumbs and fragments of stale food.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading CROSBY ACCOUNTS FOR HIMSELF.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
fragmentsnounUS /ˈfræɡmənts/

plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else

From this reading The white wood table was unscoured, and was littered with bones and crumbs and fragments of stale food.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The room he was in looked even dirtier and more miserable than it had appeared the night before.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heatnounUS /hiːt/

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HIMSELFpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading CROSBY ACCOUNTS FOR HIMSELF.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
litteredadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtərd/

filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish

From this reading The white wood table was unscoured, and was littered with bones and crumbs and fragments of stale food.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
locustsnounUS /ˈloʊkəsts/

plural of “locust” — migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The room he was in looked even dirtier and more miserable than it had appeared the night before.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
loudadjectiveUS /laʊd/

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading The room he was in looked even dirtier and more miserable than it had appeared the night before.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The room he was in looked even dirtier and more miserable than it had appeared the night before.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The room he was in looked even dirtier and more miserable than it had appeared the night before.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/

flowing profusely

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
staleadjectiveUS /steɪl/

lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age

From this reading The white wood table was unscoured, and was littered with bones and crumbs and fragments of stale food.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading The white wood table was unscoured, and was littered with bones and crumbs and fragments of stale food.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The room he was in looked even dirtier and more miserable than it had appeared the night before.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
unscoured

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

From this reading The white wood table was unscoured, and was littered with bones and crumbs and fragments of stale food.

Pending verification
unscreened

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

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

Pending verification
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
usenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading The white wood table was unscoured, and was littered with bones and crumbs and fragments of stale food.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading It was broad daylight when Alec awoke; the sun was pouring a brilliant flood of light into the room through the broken, unscreened window, and he could hear the loud "chirring" of the locusts outside in the morning heat.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The white wood table was unscoured, and was littered with bones and crumbs and fragments of stale food.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
woodnounUS /wʊd/

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading The white wood table was unscoured, and was littered with bones and crumbs and fragments of stale food.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading The floor could not have been cleaned for years, and dust lay thick upon everything that was not in constant use.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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How do I study chapter 23 of In Quest of Gold?

Work through the 39 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 39 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.

Can chapter 23 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 23 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.

Questions about reading In Quest of Gold

Common questions about reading In Quest of Gold by Alfred St. Johnston on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of In Quest of Gold?

Yes. All 3425 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42829 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of In Quest of Gold is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #42829, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does In Quest of Gold take to read?

About 285 minutes of reading across 685 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read In Quest of Gold section by section

How to work through In Quest of Gold section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 28 chapters of In Quest of Gold to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in In Quest of Gold

Words and structures a reader meets early in In Quest of Gold, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Under
A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Quest of Gold; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Whanga
A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Quest of Gold; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Falls
A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Quest of Gold; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Quest of Gold; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.