Chapter 10 of Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. VI is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. VI is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was ten o’clock! In the morning! The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country. It was eleven o’clock! In the morning!
Chapter 10 of Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. VI is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/15 · 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.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.”
lying in or toward the east
From this reading “The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “It was eleven o’clock!”
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading “The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.”
according to the clock
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.”
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.”
plural of “thoroughfare” — a public road from one place to another
From this reading “The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.”
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.
In this reading “The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.”
In this reading “In the morning!”
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.
lying in or toward the east
From this reading The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.
being one more than ten
From this reading It was eleven o’clock!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was ten o’clock!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning!
according to the clock
From this reading It was ten o’clock!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It was ten o’clock!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning!
plural of “thoroughfare” — a public road from one place to another
From this reading The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Easterly sun came down bright upon busy streets and grimy thoroughfares, and quiet places in the far off country.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was ten o’clock!
Chapter 10 of Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. VI by Walter [Compiler] Hamilton holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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 10 holds 75 sentences of Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. VI, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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