Chapter 8 of Macmillan's Reading Books. Book V is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Macmillan's Reading Books. Book V is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Gra_. O learned judge! Mark, Jew; a learned judge! _Shy_. I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
Chapter 8 of Macmillan's Reading Books. Book V is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading “I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.”
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.”
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading “Mark, Jew; a learned judge!”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “O learned judge!”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “Mark, Jew; a learned judge!”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.”
start suddenly, as from fright
three times
From this reading “I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mark, Jew; a learned judge!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Gra_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading Mark, Jew; a learned judge!
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading O learned judge!
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading O learned judge!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Mark, Jew; a learned judge!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O learned judge!
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading _Shy_.
carry out
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
three times
From this reading I take this offer, then; pay the bond thrice, And let the Christian go.
Chapter 8 of Macmillan's Reading Books. Book V by Anonymous holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 400 sentences of Macmillan's Reading Books. Book V, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Macmillan's Reading Books. Book V by Anonymous exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Macmillan's Reading Books. Book V, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
