Chapter 8 of Scientific Sprague is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Scientific Sprague is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around. “Did you find your man?” “Yes; and Starbuck is with him. What do you want me to do with this geezer?” “Nothing.
Chapter 8 of Scientific Sprague is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading ““I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ““I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.”
a research worker who conducts experiments
From this reading ““I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading ““Did you find your man?””
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading ““I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading ““I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What do you want me to do with this geezer?””
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes; and Starbuck is with him.”
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.
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In this reading ““I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.”
In this reading ““I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.”
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 “I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes; and Starbuck is with him.
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading “I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you find your man?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you want me to do with this geezer?”
a research worker who conducts experiments
From this reading “I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Did you find your man?”
a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric
From this reading What do you want me to do with this geezer?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes; and Starbuck is with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes; and Starbuck is with him.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Did you find your man?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What do you want me to do with this geezer?”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; and Starbuck is with him.
not in physical motion
From this reading “I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What do you want me to do with this geezer?”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What do you want me to do with this geezer?”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading What do you want me to do with this geezer?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you want me to do with this geezer?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Yes; and Starbuck is with him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll be through in a minute, Archer,” said the experimenter at the work-table, still without looking around.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; and Starbuck is with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you find your man?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you find your man?”
Chapter 8 of Scientific Sprague by Francis Lynde holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 421 sentences of Scientific Sprague, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Scientific Sprague by Francis Lynde exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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