Chapter 5 of Sam is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Sam is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I do not care to be rowed," she said. Her tone would have frozen mercury. "Well, I’m headed for Clayton," he observed. "To buy some batteries. It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."
Chapter 5 of Sam is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “battery” — group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading “"To buy some batteries.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “"To buy some batteries.”
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading “Her tone would have frozen mercury.”
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “"Well, I’m headed for Clayton," he observed.”
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
From this reading “Her tone would have frozen mercury.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “"Well, I’m headed for Clayton," he observed.”
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading “"I do not care to be rowed," she said.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."”
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recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."”
In this reading “"To buy some batteries.”
In this reading “It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."
plural of “battery” — group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading "To buy some batteries.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I do not care to be rowed," she said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "To buy some batteries.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "I do not care to be rowed," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I’m headed for Clayton," he observed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not care to be rowed," she said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, I’m headed for Clayton," he observed.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Her tone would have frozen mercury.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her tone would have frozen mercury.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, I’m headed for Clayton," he observed.
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading "Well, I’m headed for Clayton," he observed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her tone would have frozen mercury.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do not care to be rowed," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I’m headed for Clayton," he observed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."
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 It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
From this reading Her tone would have frozen mercury.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not care to be rowed," she said.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "Well, I’m headed for Clayton," he observed.
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading "I do not care to be rowed," she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I do not care to be rowed," she said.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I do not care to be rowed," she said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "To buy some batteries.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I do not care to be rowed," she said.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Her tone would have frozen mercury.
up to a particular time
From this reading It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I’m headed for Clayton," he observed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her tone would have frozen mercury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It’s a long, long way; but if you’ll be here until I get back I’ll be at your service."
Chapter 5 of Sam by E. J. Rath holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 409 sentences of Sam, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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