Chapter 5 of Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mr. Hope! There is a hateful rumor brought from New York about you. I am going to tell you immediately. It is said--" "Wait a minute!" he pleaded, holding out both hands. "Now.
Chapter 5 of Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 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.
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading “There is a hateful rumor brought from New York about you.”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “It is said--" "Wait a minute!" he pleaded, holding out both hands.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “I am going to tell you immediately.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “It is said--" "Wait a minute!" he pleaded, holding out both hands.”
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “It is said--" "Wait a minute!" he pleaded, holding out both hands.”
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading “There is a hateful rumor brought from New York about you.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “It is said--" "Wait a minute!" he pleaded, holding out both hands.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “There is a hateful rumor brought from New York about you.”
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.
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a hateful rumor brought from New York about you.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is a hateful rumor brought from New York about you.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to tell you immediately.
the two together, not just one
From this reading It is said--" "Wait a minute!" he pleaded, holding out both hands.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading There is a hateful rumor brought from New York about you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There is a hateful rumor brought from New York about you.
the act of departing
From this reading I am going to tell you immediately.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading It is said--" "Wait a minute!" he pleaded, holding out both hands.
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading There is a hateful rumor brought from New York about you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is said--" "Wait a minute!" he pleaded, holding out both hands.
the act of retaining something
From this reading It is said--" "Wait a minute!" he pleaded, holding out both hands.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Mr. Hope!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am going to tell you immediately.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading I am going to tell you immediately.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a hateful rumor brought from New York about you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is said--" "Wait a minute!" he pleaded, holding out both hands.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading It is said--" "Wait a minute!" he pleaded, holding out both hands.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Hope!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading There is a hateful rumor brought from New York about you.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It is said--" "Wait a minute!" he pleaded, holding out both hands.
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading It is said--" "Wait a minute!" he pleaded, holding out both hands.
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading There is a hateful rumor brought from New York about you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It is said--" "Wait a minute!" he pleaded, holding out both hands.
express in words
From this reading I am going to tell you immediately.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a hateful rumor brought from New York about you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am going to tell you immediately.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading It is said--" "Wait a minute!" he pleaded, holding out both hands.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading There is a hateful rumor brought from New York about you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There is a hateful rumor brought from New York about you.
Chapter 5 of Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 by Various holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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 5 holds 441 sentences of Stories by American Authors, Volume 8, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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