Chapter 8 of Julius, the Street Boy is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Julius, the Street Boy is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JULIUS HAS AN ADVENTURE. About midway in the principal street of Brookville is the town hall. It is a neat building, of considerable size, and two stories in height. Here the procession halted, and after a pause filed in. The boys found themselves in a large hall, with a platform and desk at one end, the body of the hall being filled with settees.
Chapter 8 of Julius, the Street Boy is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 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.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “JULIUS HAS AN ADVENTURE.”
past form of “file” — record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading “Here the procession halted, and after a pause filed in.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “Here the procession halted, and after a pause filed in.”
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading “About midway in the principal street of Brookville is the town hall.”
clean or organized
From this reading “It is a neat building, of considerable size, and two stories in height.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “The boys found themselves in a large hall, with a platform and desk at one end, the body of the hall being filled with settees.”
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading “About midway in the principal street of Brookville is the town hall.”
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading “Here the procession halted, and after a pause filed in.”
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 “It is a neat building, of considerable size, and two stories in height.”
In this reading “About midway in the principal street of Brookville is the town hall.”
In this reading “Here the procession halted, and after a pause filed in.”
a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government
In this reading “About midway in the principal street of Brookville is the town hall.”
In this reading “The boys found themselves in a large hall, with a platform and desk at one end, the body of the hall being filled with settees.”
having a specified height
In this reading “It is a neat building, of considerable size, and two stories in height.”
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 is a neat building, of considerable size, and two stories in height.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About midway in the principal street of Brookville is the town hall.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading JULIUS HAS AN ADVENTURE.
later than; following
From this reading Here the procession halted, and after a pause filed in.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading JULIUS HAS AN ADVENTURE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is a neat building, of considerable size, and two stories in height.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boys found themselves in a large hall, with a platform and desk at one end, the body of the hall being filled with settees.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The boys found themselves in a large hall, with a platform and desk at one end, the body of the hall being filled with settees.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The boys found themselves in a large hall, with a platform and desk at one end, the body of the hall being filled with settees.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys found themselves in a large hall, with a platform and desk at one end, the body of the hall being filled with settees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading About midway in the principal street of Brookville is the town hall.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading It is a neat building, of considerable size, and two stories in height.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It is a neat building, of considerable size, and two stories in height.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading The boys found themselves in a large hall, with a platform and desk at one end, the body of the hall being filled with settees.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The boys found themselves in a large hall, with a platform and desk at one end, the body of the hall being filled with settees.
past form of “file” — record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading Here the procession halted, and after a pause filed in.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The boys found themselves in a large hall, with a platform and desk at one end, the body of the hall being filled with settees.
set up or found
From this reading The boys found themselves in a large hall, with a platform and desk at one end, the body of the hall being filled with settees.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading About midway in the principal street of Brookville is the town hall.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Here the procession halted, and after a pause filed in.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JULIUS HAS AN ADVENTURE.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading It is a neat building, of considerable size, and two stories in height.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here the procession halted, and after a pause filed in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About midway in the principal street of Brookville is the town hall.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About midway in the principal street of Brookville is the town hall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a neat building, of considerable size, and two stories in height.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JULIUS HAS AN ADVENTURE.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The boys found themselves in a large hall, with a platform and desk at one end, the body of the hall being filled with settees.
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading About midway in the principal street of Brookville is the town hall.
clean or organized
From this reading It is a neat building, of considerable size, and two stories in height.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About midway in the principal street of Brookville is the town hall.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The boys found themselves in a large hall, with a platform and desk at one end, the body of the hall being filled with settees.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading Here the procession halted, and after a pause filed in.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading The boys found themselves in a large hall, with a platform and desk at one end, the body of the hall being filled with settees.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading About midway in the principal street of Brookville is the town hall.
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading Here the procession halted, and after a pause filed in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys found themselves in a large hall, with a platform and desk at one end, the body of the hall being filled with settees.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading It is a neat building, of considerable size, and two stories in height.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It is a neat building, of considerable size, and two stories in height.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading About midway in the principal street of Brookville is the town hall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About midway in the principal street of Brookville is the town hall.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The boys found themselves in a large hall, with a platform and desk at one end, the body of the hall being filled with settees.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading About midway in the principal street of Brookville is the town hall.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It is a neat building, of considerable size, and two stories in height.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boys found themselves in a large hall, with a platform and desk at one end, the body of the hall being filled with settees.
Chapter 8 of Julius, the Street Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 8 holds 112 sentences of Julius, the Street Boy, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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