Chapter 28 of Samuel the Seeker is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of Samuel the Seeker is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Samuel went home and faced a surprising experience. There was a dapper and well-dressed young man waiting to see him. “My name is Pollard,” he said, “and I'm from the Lockmanville 'Express.' I want to get a story from you.” “A story from me?” echoed the boy in perplexity.
Chapter 28 of Samuel the Seeker is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
From this reading “There was a dapper and well-dressed young man waiting to see him.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading ““A story from me?” echoed the boy in perplexity.”
give expression to
From this reading ““My name is Pollard,” he said, “and I'm from the Lockmanville 'Express.'”
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading “Samuel went home and faced a surprising experience.”
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading ““A story from me?” echoed the boy in perplexity.”
a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage
From this reading ““My name is Pollard,” he said, “and I'm from the Lockmanville 'Express.'”
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “Samuel went home and faced a surprising experience.”
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading “Samuel went home and faced a surprising experience.”
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 Samuel went home and faced a surprising experience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Samuel went home and faced a surprising experience.
a youthful male person
From this reading “A story from me?” echoed the boy in perplexity.
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
From this reading There was a dapper and well-dressed young man waiting to see him.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “A story from me?” echoed the boy in perplexity.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Samuel went home and faced a surprising experience.
give expression to
From this reading “My name is Pollard,” he said, “and I'm from the Lockmanville 'Express.'
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Samuel went home and faced a surprising experience.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “My name is Pollard,” he said, “and I'm from the Lockmanville 'Express.'
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I want to get a story from you.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My name is Pollard,” he said, “and I'm from the Lockmanville 'Express.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a dapper and well-dressed young man waiting to see him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Samuel went home and faced a surprising experience.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to get a story from you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My name is Pollard,” he said, “and I'm from the Lockmanville 'Express.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “A story from me?” echoed the boy in perplexity.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My name is Pollard,” he said, “and I'm from the Lockmanville 'Express.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My name is Pollard,” he said, “and I'm from the Lockmanville 'Express.'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was a dapper and well-dressed young man waiting to see him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “A story from me?” echoed the boy in perplexity.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My name is Pollard,” he said, “and I'm from the Lockmanville 'Express.'
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “My name is Pollard,” he said, “and I'm from the Lockmanville 'Express.'
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading “A story from me?” echoed the boy in perplexity.
a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage
From this reading “My name is Pollard,” he said, “and I'm from the Lockmanville 'Express.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “My name is Pollard,” he said, “and I'm from the Lockmanville 'Express.'
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading Samuel went home and faced a surprising experience.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There was a dapper and well-dressed young man waiting to see him.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I want to get a story from you.”
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading Samuel went home and faced a surprising experience.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My name is Pollard,” he said, “and I'm from the Lockmanville 'Express.'
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a dapper and well-dressed young man waiting to see him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a dapper and well-dressed young man waiting to see him.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading There was a dapper and well-dressed young man waiting to see him.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to get a story from you.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a dapper and well-dressed young man waiting to see him.
having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat
From this reading There was a dapper and well-dressed young man waiting to see him.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Samuel went home and faced a surprising experience.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want to get a story from you.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading There was a dapper and well-dressed young man waiting to see him.
Chapter 28 of Samuel the Seeker by Upton Sinclair holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 28 holds 122 sentences of Samuel the Seeker, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 28 of Samuel the Seeker by Upton Sinclair exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 122 sentences, grouped into 25 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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