Chapter 5 of Stories from Dickens is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Stories from Dickens is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, it’s a long, long distance off," said Florence, raising her eyes from her work. "Weeks off?" asked Paul. "Yes, dear. Many weeks’ journey, night and day." "If you were in India, Floy," said Paul, after being silent for a minute.
Chapter 5 of Stories from Dickens is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “"Oh, it’s a long, long distance off," said Florence, raising her eyes from her work.”
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading “"If you were in India, Floy," said Paul, after being silent for a minute.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “Many weeks’ journey, night and day."”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"If you were in India, Floy," said Paul, after being silent for a minute.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “"Weeks off?" asked Paul.”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “"Oh, it’s a long, long distance off," said Florence, raising her eyes from her work.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “"If you were in India, Floy," said Paul, after being silent for a minute.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"Weeks off?" asked Paul.”
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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a telephone call made outside the local calling area
In this reading “"Oh, it’s a long, long distance off," said Florence, raising her eyes from her work.”
In this reading “"If you were in India, Floy," said Paul, after being silent for a minute.”
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 "Oh, it’s a long, long distance off," said Florence, raising her eyes from her work.
later than; following
From this reading "If you were in India, Floy," said Paul, after being silent for a minute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many weeks’ journey, night and day."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Weeks off?" asked Paul.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "If you were in India, Floy," said Paul, after being silent for a minute.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Many weeks’ journey, night and day."
dearly loved
From this reading "Yes, dear.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading "Oh, it’s a long, long distance off," said Florence, raising her eyes from her work.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Oh, it’s a long, long distance off," said Florence, raising her eyes from her work.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading "Oh, it’s a long, long distance off," said Florence, raising her eyes from her work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you were in India, Floy," said Paul, after being silent for a minute.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If you were in India, Floy," said Paul, after being silent for a minute.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Oh, it’s a long, long distance off," said Florence, raising her eyes from her work.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, it’s a long, long distance off," said Florence, raising her eyes from her work.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you were in India, Floy," said Paul, after being silent for a minute.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If you were in India, Floy," said Paul, after being silent for a minute.
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading "If you were in India, Floy," said Paul, after being silent for a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it’s a long, long distance off," said Florence, raising her eyes from her work.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Many weeks’ journey, night and day."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Oh, it’s a long, long distance off," said Florence, raising her eyes from her work.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many weeks’ journey, night and day."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "If you were in India, Floy," said Paul, after being silent for a minute.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Many weeks’ journey, night and day."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Oh, it’s a long, long distance off," said Florence, raising her eyes from her work.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it’s a long, long distance off," said Florence, raising her eyes from her work.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading "Weeks off?" asked Paul.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading "Oh, it’s a long, long distance off," said Florence, raising her eyes from her work.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, it’s a long, long distance off," said Florence, raising her eyes from her work.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading "If you were in India, Floy," said Paul, after being silent for a minute.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Weeks off?" asked Paul.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If you were in India, Floy," said Paul, after being silent for a minute.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Oh, it’s a long, long distance off," said Florence, raising her eyes from her work.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, dear.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you were in India, Floy," said Paul, after being silent for a minute.
Chapter 5 of Stories from Dickens by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of Stories from Dickens, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Stories from Dickens by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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