Chapter 4 of McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
12. There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats. "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved. 13. Take it all in all, a sailor's life is a very hard one.
Chapter 4 of McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading “"When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.”
plural of “lifeboat” — a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship
From this reading “There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “"When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.”
possessive form of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “Take it all in all, a sailor's life is a very hard one.”
(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
From this reading “There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.”
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading “There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.”
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading “"When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.”
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 12.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 13.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Take it all in all, a sailor's life is a very hard one.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.
in addition
From this reading There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Take it all in all, a sailor's life is a very hard one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Take it all in all, a sailor's life is a very hard one.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Take it all in all, a sailor's life is a very hard one.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Take it all in all, a sailor's life is a very hard one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.
plural of “lifeboat” — a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship
From this reading There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.
the force of workers available
From this reading There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
on one occasion
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Take it all in all, a sailor's life is a very hard one.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.
free from harm or evil
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
possessive form of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading Take it all in all, a sailor's life is a very hard one.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
transport commercially
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
From this reading There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.
carry out
From this reading Take it all in all, a sailor's life is a very hard one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
precisely as stated
From this reading Take it all in all, a sailor's life is a very hard one.
at the time that
From this reading "When a ship is driven ashore they at once go to the rescue of those on board, and thus many valuable lives are saved.
in or at the place that
From this reading There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There are also many life-saving stations along the coast where trained men are ready with lifeboats.
Chapter 4 of McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 4 holds 404 sentences of McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 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.
Common questions about reading McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
