Chapter 5 of Rich Man, Poor Man is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Rich Man, Poor Man is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Closing his door she stood there smiling wistfully. The little man's face was a picture. Amazement and alarm together struggled in it--alarm most of all. Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet. "What is it?" he wheezed, and caught thickly at his breath.
Chapter 5 of Rich Man, Poor Man is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Amazement and alarm together struggled in it--alarm most of all.”
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “Amazement and alarm together struggled in it--alarm most of all.”
the act of closing something
From this reading “Closing his door she stood there smiling wistfully.”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.”
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading “Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “Amazement and alarm together struggled in it--alarm most of all.”
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading “"What is it?" he wheezed, and caught thickly at his breath.”
in a wistful manner
From this reading “Closing his door she stood there smiling wistfully.”
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 “Closing his door she stood there smiling wistfully.”
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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 little man's face was a picture.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Amazement and alarm together struggled in it--alarm most of all.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Amazement and alarm together struggled in it--alarm most of all.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Amazement and alarm together struggled in it--alarm most of all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Amazement and alarm together struggled in it--alarm most of all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What is it?" he wheezed, and caught thickly at his breath.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "What is it?" he wheezed, and caught thickly at his breath.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "What is it?" he wheezed, and caught thickly at his breath.
the act of closing something
From this reading Closing his door she stood there smiling wistfully.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Closing his door she stood there smiling wistfully.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The little man's face was a picture.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Closing his door she stood there smiling wistfully.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Amazement and alarm together struggled in it--alarm most of all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it?" he wheezed, and caught thickly at his breath.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Amazement and alarm together struggled in it--alarm most of all.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little man's face was a picture.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The little man's face was a picture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Amazement and alarm together struggled in it--alarm most of all.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Amazement and alarm together struggled in it--alarm most of all.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The little man's face was a picture.
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Closing his door she stood there smiling wistfully.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Closing his door she stood there smiling wistfully.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Closing his door she stood there smiling wistfully.
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Amazement and alarm together struggled in it--alarm most of all.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little man's face was a picture.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Closing his door she stood there smiling wistfully.
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading "What is it?" he wheezed, and caught thickly at his breath.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then of a sudden, as if from the cloud in her eyes he divined something, Mr. Mapleson scrambled to his feet.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Amazement and alarm together struggled in it--alarm most of all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little man's face was a picture.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it?" he wheezed, and caught thickly at his breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What is it?" he wheezed, and caught thickly at his breath.
in a wistful manner
From this reading Closing his door she stood there smiling wistfully.
Chapter 5 of Rich Man, Poor Man by Maximilian Foster holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 398 sentences of Rich Man, Poor Man, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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