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Stop! A Handy Monitor, Pocket Conscience and Portable Guardian Against
Stop! A Handy Monitor, Pocket Conscience and Portable Guardian Against

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Stop! A Handy Monitor, Pocket Conscience and Portable Guardian Against is here in full — 503 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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This project uses utf-8 encoded characters.
If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.
Italics delimited by underscores.] Stop!
_A Handy Monitor and Pocket Conscience._ THE NEW “COLTON’S LACON.”
By Author of NEVER and ALWAYS.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Stop! A Handy Monitor, Pocket Conscience and Portable Guardian Against

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Stop! A Handy Monitor, Pocket Conscience and Portable Guardian Against is here in full — 503 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/100 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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This project uses utf-8 encoded characters.
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If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.
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Italics delimited by underscores.] Stop!
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_A Handy Monitor and Pocket Conscience._ THE NEW “COLTON’S LACON.”
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By Author of NEVER and ALWAYS.
/baɪ ˈɔːθər ʌv ˈnevər ənd ˈɔːlweɪz/

Learner Dictionary

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.

encoded verb US /enˈkoʊdɪd/

past form of “encode” — convert information into code

From this reading “This project uses utf-8 encoded characters.”

ensure verb US /enˈʃʊr/

make certain of

From this reading “If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.”

font noun US /fɑːnt/

a specific size and style of type within a type family

From this reading “If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.”

Italics noun US /aɪˈtælɪks/

plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading “Italics delimited by underscores.] Stop!”

Monitor verb US /ˈmɑːnətər/

keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

From this reading “_A Handy Monitor and Pocket Conscience._ THE NEW “COLTON’S LACON.””

readable adjective US /ˈriːdəbəl/

easily deciphered

From this reading “If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.”

settings noun US /ˈsetɪŋz/

plural of “setting” — the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading “If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.”

underscores noun US /ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/

plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

From this reading “Italics delimited by underscores.] Stop!”

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8

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This project uses utf-8 encoded characters.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

ALWAYSadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading By Author of NEVER and ALWAYS.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _A Handy Monitor and Pocket Conscience._ THE NEW “COLTON’S LACON.”

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

AuthornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading By Author of NEVER and ALWAYS.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Italics delimited by underscores.] Stop!

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

charactersnounUS /ˈkærəktərz/

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading This project uses utf-8 encoded characters.

checkverbUS /tʃek/

examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

COLTON'S

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _A Handy Monitor and Pocket Conscience._ THE NEW “COLTON’S LACON.”

ConsciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

From this reading _A Handy Monitor and Pocket Conscience._ THE NEW “COLTON’S LACON.”

delimitedadjective

having the limits or boundaries established

From this reading Italics delimited by underscores.] Stop!

displaynounUS /dɪˈspleɪ/

something intended to communicate a particular impression

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

encodedverbUS /enˈkoʊdɪd/

past form of “encode” — convert information into code

From this reading This project uses utf-8 encoded characters.

ensureverbUS /enˈʃʊr/

make certain of

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

fontnounUS /fɑːnt/

a specific size and style of type within a type family

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

HandyadjectiveUS /ˈhændi/

easy to reach

From this reading _A Handy Monitor and Pocket Conscience._ THE NEW “COLTON’S LACON.”

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

installedverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɔːld/

inflected form of “instal” — set up for use

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

ItalicsnounUS /aɪˈtælɪks/

plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading Italics delimited by underscores.] Stop!

LACON

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _A Handy Monitor and Pocket Conscience._ THE NEW “COLTON’S LACON.”

MonitorverbUS /ˈmɑːnətər/

keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

From this reading _A Handy Monitor and Pocket Conscience._ THE NEW “COLTON’S LACON.”

NEVERadverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading By Author of NEVER and ALWAYS.

NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading _A Handy Monitor and Pocket Conscience._ THE NEW “COLTON’S LACON.”

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

PocketnounUS /ˈpɑːkət/

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading _A Handy Monitor and Pocket Conscience._ THE NEW “COLTON’S LACON.”

projectverbUS /ˈprɑːdʒekt/

communicate vividly

From this reading This project uses utf-8 encoded characters.

readableadjectiveUS /ˈriːdəbəl/

easily deciphered

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

readernounUS /ˈriːdər/

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

settingsnounUS /ˈsetɪŋz/

plural of “setting” — the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

StopverbUS /stɑːp/

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading Italics delimited by underscores.] Stop!

textnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _A Handy Monitor and Pocket Conscience._ THE NEW “COLTON’S LACON.”

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This project uses utf-8 encoded characters.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

underscoresnounUS /ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/

plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

From this reading Italics delimited by underscores.] Stop!

usesnounUS /ˈjuːsəz/

plural of “use” — the act of using

From this reading This project uses utf-8 encoded characters.

utf

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This project uses utf-8 encoded characters.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If some characters are not readable, check your settings of your text reader to ensure you have a font installed that can display utf-8 characters.

Chapter 1 of Stop! A Handy Monitor, Pocket Conscience and Portable Guardian Against by Nathan Dane Urner holds 503 sentences, grouped into 101 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.

What does chapter 1 of Stop! A Handy Monitor, Pocket Conscience and Portable Guardian contain?

Chapter 1 holds 503 sentences of Stop! A Handy Monitor, Pocket Conscience and Portable Guardian Against, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of Stop! A Handy Monitor, Pocket Conscience and Portable Guardian Against by Nathan Dane Urner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 503 sentences, grouped into 101 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.

How do I study chapter 1 of Stop! A Handy Monitor, Pocket Conscience and Portable Guardian Against?

Work through the 101 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 101 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.

Can chapter 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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