Chapter 5 of Reuben Stone's discovery is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Reuben Stone's discovery is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. ENOS NORTON. For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office. I could think of nothing but that my father was dead. The shock of the news, coming as it did so unexpectedly, completely staggered me.
Chapter 5 of Reuben Stone's discovery is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “The shock of the news, coming as it did so unexpectedly, completely staggered me.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “I could think of nothing but that my father was dead.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “The shock of the news, coming as it did so unexpectedly, completely staggered me.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “The shock of the news, coming as it did so unexpectedly, completely staggered me.”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “The shock of the news, coming as it did so unexpectedly, completely staggered me.”
in a way that was not expected
From this reading “The shock of the news, coming as it did so unexpectedly, completely staggered me.”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office.”
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a prolonged period of time
In this reading “For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office.”
In this reading “For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “I could think of nothing but that my father was dead.”
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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 For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The shock of the news, coming as it did so unexpectedly, completely staggered me.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could think of nothing but that my father was dead.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The shock of the news, coming as it did so unexpectedly, completely staggered me.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The shock of the news, coming as it did so unexpectedly, completely staggered me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could think of nothing but that my father was dead.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I could think of nothing but that my father was dead.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The shock of the news, coming as it did so unexpectedly, completely staggered me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ENOS NORTON.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I could think of nothing but that my father was dead.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The shock of the news, coming as it did so unexpectedly, completely staggered me.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The shock of the news, coming as it did so unexpectedly, completely staggered me.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I could think of nothing but that my father was dead.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The shock of the news, coming as it did so unexpectedly, completely staggered me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ENOS NORTON.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I could think of nothing but that my father was dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could think of nothing but that my father was dead.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The shock of the news, coming as it did so unexpectedly, completely staggered me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The shock of the news, coming as it did so unexpectedly, completely staggered me.
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading The shock of the news, coming as it did so unexpectedly, completely staggered me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could think of nothing but that my father was dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I could think of nothing but that my father was dead.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office.
in a way that was not expected
From this reading The shock of the news, coming as it did so unexpectedly, completely staggered me.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading For a long time I sat on the box in the little village post-office.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I could think of nothing but that my father was dead.
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Chapter 5 holds 160 sentences of Reuben Stone's discovery, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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