Chapter 5 of Maybee's Stepping-Stones is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Maybee's Stepping-Stones is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Not to have one single failure,” added Nettie Rand. Miss Marvin shook her head smilingly. “Real success means more than that,” she said. “You are going to tell once more the ‘old, old story.’ There will be people here not so familiar with it as you and I may be.
Chapter 5 of Maybee's Stepping-Stones is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
an act that fails
From this reading ““Not to have one single failure,” added Nettie Rand.”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “There will be people here not so familiar with it as you and I may be.”
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading ““Not to have one single failure,” added Nettie Rand.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading ““Real success means more than that,” she said.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Miss Marvin shook her head smilingly.”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading ““Not to have one single failure,” added Nettie Rand.”
with smiles; in a smiling manner
From this reading “Miss Marvin shook her head smilingly.”
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading ““Real success means more than that,” she said.”
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.
anew
In this reading ““You are going to tell once more the ‘old, old story.’”
In this reading ““You are going to tell once more the ‘old, old story.’”
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.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “Not to have one single failure,” added Nettie Rand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There will be people here not so familiar with it as you and I may be.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are going to tell once more the ‘old, old story.’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There will be people here not so familiar with it as you and I may be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There will be people here not so familiar with it as you and I may be.
an act that fails
From this reading “Not to have one single failure,” added Nettie Rand.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading There will be people here not so familiar with it as you and I may be.
the act of departing
From this reading “You are going to tell once more the ‘old, old story.’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Not to have one single failure,” added Nettie Rand.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Miss Marvin shook her head smilingly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Marvin shook her head smilingly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There will be people here not so familiar with it as you and I may be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There will be people here not so familiar with it as you and I may be.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There will be people here not so familiar with it as you and I may be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Marvin shook her head smilingly.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There will be people here not so familiar with it as you and I may be.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “Real success means more than that,” she said.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Marvin shook her head smilingly.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Real success means more than that,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not to have one single failure,” added Nettie Rand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not to have one single failure,” added Nettie Rand.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “You are going to tell once more the ‘old, old story.’
on one occasion
From this reading “You are going to tell once more the ‘old, old story.’
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Not to have one single failure,” added Nettie Rand.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There will be people here not so familiar with it as you and I may be.
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Not to have one single failure,” added Nettie Rand.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “Real success means more than that,” she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Real success means more than that,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Real success means more than that,” she said.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Miss Marvin shook her head smilingly.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “Not to have one single failure,” added Nettie Rand.
with smiles; in a smiling manner
From this reading Miss Marvin shook her head smilingly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There will be people here not so familiar with it as you and I may be.
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 “You are going to tell once more the ‘old, old story.’
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading “Real success means more than that,” she said.
express in words
From this reading “You are going to tell once more the ‘old, old story.’
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Real success means more than that,” she said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Real success means more than that,” she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You are going to tell once more the ‘old, old story.’
in or at that place or location
From this reading There will be people here not so familiar with it as you and I may be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Not to have one single failure,” added Nettie Rand.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There will be people here not so familiar with it as you and I may be.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There will be people here not so familiar with it as you and I may be.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are going to tell once more the ‘old, old story.’
Chapter 5 of Maybee's Stepping-Stones by Archie Fell holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 5 holds 409 sentences of Maybee's Stepping-Stones, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Maybee's Stepping-Stones by Archie Fell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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