Chapter 5 of Nelson the Newsboy is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Nelson the Newsboy is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NELSON SPEAKS HIS MIND. Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table. "Sit down, Nelson," he said. The boy sat down and gazed curiously at the man before him. Instinctively he realized that a crisis in his life was approaching.
Chapter 5 of Nelson the Newsboy is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “Instinctively he realized that a crisis in his life was approaching.”
as a matter of instinct
From this reading “Instinctively he realized that a crisis in his life was approaching.”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.”
the act of locking something up to protect it
From this reading “Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.”
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “NELSON SPEAKS HIS MIND.”
add pepper to
From this reading “Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “NELSON SPEAKS HIS MIND.”
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.”
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.
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take a seat
In this reading “"Sit down, Nelson," he said.”
exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building
In this reading “Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading Instinctively he realized that a crisis in his life was approaching.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boy sat down and gazed curiously at the man before him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The boy sat down and gazed curiously at the man before him.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy sat down and gazed curiously at the man before him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading Instinctively he realized that a crisis in his life was approaching.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading The boy sat down and gazed curiously at the man before him.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Sit down, Nelson," he said.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The boy sat down and gazed curiously at the man before him.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Sit down, Nelson," he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boy sat down and gazed curiously at the man before him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NELSON SPEAKS HIS MIND.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
as a matter of instinct
From this reading Instinctively he realized that a crisis in his life was approaching.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
immediately past
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Instinctively he realized that a crisis in his life was approaching.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
the act of locking something up to protect it
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The boy sat down and gazed curiously at the man before him.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading NELSON SPEAKS HIS MIND.
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading NELSON SPEAKS HIS MIND.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
add pepper to
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Instinctively he realized that a crisis in his life was approaching.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Sit down, Nelson," he said.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The boy sat down and gazed curiously at the man before him.
be seated
From this reading "Sit down, Nelson," he said.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading NELSON SPEAKS HIS MIND.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Instinctively he realized that a crisis in his life was approaching.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Locking the front door to the lunch-room, Pepper came to the rear of the place, poured himself a glass of liquor and tossed it off, and then sank in a chair by the last table.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Instinctively he realized that a crisis in his life was approaching.
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