Lonesome Town

Chapter V · Only the Brave

Chapter V of Lonesome Town, “Only the Brave,” is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By E. S. (Ethel Smith) Dorrance • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 5 of Lonesome Town by E. S. (Ethel Smith) Dorrance holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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.

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Chapter 5 holds 196 sentences of Lonesome Town, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.

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There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

Her eyes, of the blue of tropic seas—calm, deep, mysterious—opened to his in surprise.

He felt the other eyes in the box upon him, five pairs in all.

But he looked only into hers—into the eyes that had summoned him.

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Chapter V Reading 1/40

Lonesome Town E. S. (Ethel Smith) Dorrance

Chapter V

Only the Brave

Chapter V of Lonesome Town, “Only the Brave,” is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reaching the box which, according to his count of doors, should contain her, Peter Pape tried the door; opened it; stepped into and across the small cloak-room; looked through the brocaded hangings of the outer box. There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another. Her eyes, of the blue of tropic seas—calm, deep, mysterious—opened to his in surprise. He felt the other eyes in the box upon him, five pairs in all. But he looked only into hers—into the eyes that had summoned him.

Lonesome Town

Chapter V · Only the Brave

Chapter V of Lonesome Town, “Only the Brave,” is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

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Her eyes, of the blue of tropic seas—calm, deep, mysterious—opened to his in surprise.

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He felt the other eyes in the box upon him, five pairs in all.

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But he looked only into hers—into the eyes that had summoned him.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “Reaching the box which, according to his count of doors, should contain her, Peter Pape tried the door; opened it; stepped into and across the small cloak-room; looked through the brocaded hangings of the outer box.”

Another determiner US /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading “There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.”

Hers pronoun US /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading “But he looked only into hers—into the eyes that had summoned him.”

Mysterious adjective US /mɪˈstɪriəs/

difficult to explain or understand

From this reading “Her eyes, of the blue of tropic seas—calm, deep, mysterious—opened to his in surprise.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.”

Through preposition US /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “He felt the other eyes in the box upon him, five pairs in all.”

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according

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From this reading Reaching the box which, according to his count of doors, should contain her, Peter Pape tried the door; opened it; stepped into and across the small cloak-room; looked through the brocaded hangings of the outer box.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

all

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From this reading He felt the other eyes in the box upon him, five pairs in all.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

black-haired

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From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

blue

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From this reading Her eyes, of the blue of tropic seas—calm, deep, mysterious—opened to his in surprise.

bobbed

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From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

box

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brocaded

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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But he looked only into hers—into the eyes that had summoned him.

calm

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From this reading Her eyes, of the blue of tropic seas—calm, deep, mysterious—opened to his in surprise.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

cloak-room

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contain

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count

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deep

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From this reading Her eyes, of the blue of tropic seas—calm, deep, mysterious—opened to his in surprise.

different

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From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

door

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doors

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example

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From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

eyes

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From this reading Her eyes, of the blue of tropic seas—calm, deep, mysterious—opened to his in surprise.

felt

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From this reading He felt the other eyes in the box upon him, five pairs in all.

five

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From this reading He felt the other eyes in the box upon him, five pairs in all.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

girl

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From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading But he looked only into hers—into the eyes that had summoned him.

hangings

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HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He felt the other eyes in the box upon him, five pairs in all.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

herspronounUS /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading But he looked only into hers—into the eyes that had summoned him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He felt the other eyes in the box upon him, five pairs in all.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

how

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From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Her eyes, of the blue of tropic seas—calm, deep, mysterious—opened to his in surprise.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

just

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From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

look

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From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

looked

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mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/

difficult to explain or understand

From this reading Her eyes, of the blue of tropic seas—calm, deep, mysterious—opened to his in surprise.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

only

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From this reading But he looked only into hers—into the eyes that had summoned him.

opened

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other

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From this reading He felt the other eyes in the box upon him, five pairs in all.

outer

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pairs

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From this reading He felt the other eyes in the box upon him, five pairs in all.

Pape

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Peter

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Reaching

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sat

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From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

seas

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From this reading Her eyes, of the blue of tropic seas—calm, deep, mysterious—opened to his in surprise.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

small

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stepped

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summoned

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From this reading But he looked only into hers—into the eyes that had summoned him.

surprise

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From this reading Her eyes, of the blue of tropic seas—calm, deep, mysterious—opened to his in surprise.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But he looked only into hers—into the eyes that had summoned him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

There

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From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

tried

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tropic

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From this reading Her eyes, of the blue of tropic seas—calm, deep, mysterious—opened to his in surprise.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He felt the other eyes in the box upon him, five pairs in all.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

youngster

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From this reading There she sat, just behind the bobbed youngster, an example of how different one black-haired girl can look from another.

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