Chapter 8 of St. Nicholas, Vol. 13, No. 12, October 1886 is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of St. Nicholas, Vol. 13, No. 12, October 1886 is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PERCIVAL AND THE OWNER OF THE WATCH. Perce stood aghast and trembling, trying to speak. The jeweler spoke for him. “This boy didn’t steal it, did he? I know his father.
Chapter 8 of St. Nicholas, Vol. 13, No. 12, October 1886 is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “Perce stood aghast and trembling, trying to speak.”
someone who makes jewelry
From this reading “The jeweler spoke for him.”
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “PERCIVAL AND THE OWNER OF THE WATCH.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “The jeweler spoke for him.”
take without the owner's consent
From this reading ““This boy didn’t steal it, did he?”
a shaky motion
From this reading “Perce stood aghast and trembling, trying to speak.”
hard to endure
From this reading “Perce stood aghast and trembling, trying to speak.”
look attentively
From this reading “PERCIVAL AND THE OWNER OF THE WATCH.”
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 stood aghast and trembling, trying to speak.”
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.
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading Perce stood aghast and trembling, trying to speak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PERCIVAL AND THE OWNER OF THE WATCH.
a youthful male person
From this reading “This boy didn’t steal it, did he?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “This boy didn’t steal it, did he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This boy didn’t steal it, did he?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I know his father.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The jeweler spoke for him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “This boy didn’t steal it, did he?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The jeweler spoke for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I know his father.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know his father.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “This boy didn’t steal it, did he?
someone who makes jewelry
From this reading The jeweler spoke for him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know his father.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PERCIVAL AND THE OWNER OF THE WATCH.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading PERCIVAL AND THE OWNER OF THE WATCH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perce stood aghast and trembling, trying to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PERCIVAL AND THE OWNER OF THE WATCH.
express in speech
From this reading Perce stood aghast and trembling, trying to speak.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The jeweler spoke for him.
take without the owner's consent
From this reading “This boy didn’t steal it, did he?
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Perce stood aghast and trembling, trying to speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PERCIVAL AND THE OWNER OF THE WATCH.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This boy didn’t steal it, did he?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perce stood aghast and trembling, trying to speak.
a shaky motion
From this reading Perce stood aghast and trembling, trying to speak.
hard to endure
From this reading Perce stood aghast and trembling, trying to speak.
look attentively
From this reading PERCIVAL AND THE OWNER OF THE WATCH.
Chapter 8 of St. Nicholas, Vol. 13, No. 12, October 1886 by Various holds 68 sentences, grouped into 14 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 68 sentences of St. Nicholas, Vol. 13, No. 12, October 1886, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of St. Nicholas, Vol. 13, No. 12, October 1886 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 68 sentences, grouped into 14 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 14 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 can be played aloud in United States English.
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