Chapter 9 of St. Nicholas, Vol. 13, No. 10, August 1886 is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of St. Nicholas, Vol. 13, No. 10, August 1886 is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER DISCOVERY. Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea. “What’s the matter with you?” cried Moke. “Why don’t you start up the team?” demanded Poke. “We’re waiting!”
Chapter 9 of St. Nicholas, Vol. 13, No. 10, August 1886 is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “ANOTHER DISCOVERY.”
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading “Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.”
British informal for donkey
From this reading ““What’s the matter with you?” cried Moke.”
poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading ““Why don’t you start up the team?” demanded Poke.”
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
From this reading “Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading ““Why don’t you start up the team?” demanded Poke.”
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.”
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 “Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.”
get going or set in motion
In this reading ““Why don’t you start up the team?” demanded Poke.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER DISCOVERY.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “What’s the matter with you?” cried Moke.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Why don’t you start up the team?” demanded Poke.
the act of discovering something
From this reading ANOTHER DISCOVERY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why don’t you start up the team?” demanded Poke.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What’s the matter with you?” cried Moke.
British informal for donkey
From this reading “What’s the matter with you?” cried Moke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading “Why don’t you start up the team?” demanded Poke.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Why don’t you start up the team?” demanded Poke.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “Why don’t you start up the team?” demanded Poke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “We’re waiting!”
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’re waiting!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the matter with you?” cried Moke.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why don’t you start up the team?” demanded Poke.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perce’s eyes wandered up and down the beach, and finally, with thoughts of shipwreck, he stood leaning on his fork and gazed abstractedly out to sea.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What’s the matter with you?” cried Moke.
Chapter 9 of St. Nicholas, Vol. 13, No. 10, August 1886 by Various holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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 9 holds 76 sentences of St. Nicholas, Vol. 13, No. 10, August 1886, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of St. Nicholas, Vol. 13, No. 10, August 1886 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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 16 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 16 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.
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