Chapter 5 of Oliver Bright's Search is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Oliver Bright's Search is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ACCIDENT. His sudden resolve seemed to liven up Mr. Bright considerably. He rubbed his hands and strode up and down the room. “Yes; I will go,” he repeated. “As you say, it can do no harm, and may save us from ruin.”
Chapter 5 of Oliver Bright's Search is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “AN ACCIDENT.”
to a great extent or degree
From this reading “His sudden resolve seemed to liven up Mr. Bright considerably.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading ““As you say, it can do no harm, and may save us from ruin.””
make lively
From this reading “His sudden resolve seemed to liven up Mr. Bright considerably.”
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading “His sudden resolve seemed to liven up Mr. Bright considerably.”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “He rubbed his hands and strode up and down the room.”
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading ““As you say, it can do no harm, and may save us from ruin.””
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading “He rubbed his hands and strode up and down the room.”
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading AN ACCIDENT.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ACCIDENT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rubbed his hands and strode up and down the room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As you say, it can do no harm, and may save us from ruin.”
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading His sudden resolve seemed to liven up Mr. Bright considerably.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “As you say, it can do no harm, and may save us from ruin.”
to a great extent or degree
From this reading His sudden resolve seemed to liven up Mr. Bright considerably.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “As you say, it can do no harm, and may save us from ruin.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He rubbed his hands and strode up and down the room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “As you say, it can do no harm, and may save us from ruin.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Yes; I will go,” he repeated.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He rubbed his hands and strode up and down the room.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “As you say, it can do no harm, and may save us from ruin.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rubbed his hands and strode up and down the room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His sudden resolve seemed to liven up Mr. Bright considerably.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes; I will go,” he repeated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “As you say, it can do no harm, and may save us from ruin.”
make lively
From this reading His sudden resolve seemed to liven up Mr. Bright considerably.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “As you say, it can do no harm, and may save us from ruin.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading His sudden resolve seemed to liven up Mr. Bright considerably.
not any; not one
From this reading “As you say, it can do no harm, and may save us from ruin.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “Yes; I will go,” he repeated.
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading His sudden resolve seemed to liven up Mr. Bright considerably.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He rubbed his hands and strode up and down the room.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading He rubbed his hands and strode up and down the room.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “As you say, it can do no harm, and may save us from ruin.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “As you say, it can do no harm, and may save us from ruin.”
express in words
From this reading “As you say, it can do no harm, and may save us from ruin.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His sudden resolve seemed to liven up Mr. Bright considerably.
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading He rubbed his hands and strode up and down the room.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading His sudden resolve seemed to liven up Mr. Bright considerably.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He rubbed his hands and strode up and down the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His sudden resolve seemed to liven up Mr. Bright considerably.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading His sudden resolve seemed to liven up Mr. Bright considerably.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “As you say, it can do no harm, and may save us from ruin.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Yes; I will go,” he repeated.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; I will go,” he repeated.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “As you say, it can do no harm, and may save us from ruin.”
Chapter 5 of Oliver Bright's Search by Edward Stratemeyer holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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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