Chapter 5 of Pocket Island is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Pocket Island is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOY'S FIRST PARTY. The Stillman girls were going to give a party, and the boy was invited. It was the first social recognition he had ever received, and it disturbed his equilibrium. It also made him feel that he was almost a man. He had for some time longed to be a man, and for a year past had felt hurt when called a boy.
Chapter 5 of Pocket Island is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “THE BOY'S FIRST PARTY.”
having the place or position changed
From this reading “It was the first social recognition he had ever received, and it disturbed his equilibrium.”
a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
From this reading “It was the first social recognition he had ever received, and it disturbed his equilibrium.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “He had for some time longed to be a man, and for a year past had felt hurt when called a boy.”
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “The Stillman girls were going to give a party, and the boy was invited.”
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “He had for some time longed to be a man, and for a year past had felt hurt when called a boy.”
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading “It was the first social recognition he had ever received, and it disturbed his equilibrium.”
relating to human society and its members
From this reading “It was the first social recognition he had ever received, and it disturbed his equilibrium.”
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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 The Stillman girls were going to give a party, and the boy was invited.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It also made him feel that he was almost a man.
in addition
From this reading It also made him feel that he was almost a man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Stillman girls were going to give a party, and the boy was invited.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had for some time longed to be a man, and for a year past had felt hurt when called a boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading The Stillman girls were going to give a party, and the boy was invited.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE BOY'S FIRST PARTY.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had for some time longed to be a man, and for a year past had felt hurt when called a boy.
having the place or position changed
From this reading It was the first social recognition he had ever received, and it disturbed his equilibrium.
a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
From this reading It was the first social recognition he had ever received, and it disturbed his equilibrium.
at any time
From this reading It was the first social recognition he had ever received, and it disturbed his equilibrium.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It also made him feel that he was almost a man.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He had for some time longed to be a man, and for a year past had felt hurt when called a boy.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE BOY'S FIRST PARTY.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had for some time longed to be a man, and for a year past had felt hurt when called a boy.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The Stillman girls were going to give a party, and the boy was invited.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The Stillman girls were going to give a party, and the boy was invited.
the act of departing
From this reading The Stillman girls were going to give a party, and the boy was invited.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the first social recognition he had ever received, and it disturbed his equilibrium.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the first social recognition he had ever received, and it disturbed his equilibrium.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It also made him feel that he was almost a man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the first social recognition he had ever received, and it disturbed his equilibrium.
be the source of pain
From this reading He had for some time longed to be a man, and for a year past had felt hurt when called a boy.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading The Stillman girls were going to give a party, and the boy was invited.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first social recognition he had ever received, and it disturbed his equilibrium.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading He had for some time longed to be a man, and for a year past had felt hurt when called a boy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It also made him feel that he was almost a man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It also made him feel that he was almost a man.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE BOY'S FIRST PARTY.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading He had for some time longed to be a man, and for a year past had felt hurt when called a boy.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading It was the first social recognition he had ever received, and it disturbed his equilibrium.
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading It was the first social recognition he had ever received, and it disturbed his equilibrium.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading It was the first social recognition he had ever received, and it disturbed his equilibrium.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had for some time longed to be a man, and for a year past had felt hurt when called a boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Stillman girls were going to give a party, and the boy was invited.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It also made him feel that he was almost a man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOY'S FIRST PARTY.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He had for some time longed to be a man, and for a year past had felt hurt when called a boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Stillman girls were going to give a party, and the boy was invited.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Stillman girls were going to give a party, and the boy was invited.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Stillman girls were going to give a party, and the boy was invited.
at the time that
From this reading He had for some time longed to be a man, and for a year past had felt hurt when called a boy.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading He had for some time longed to be a man, and for a year past had felt hurt when called a boy.
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