Chapter I
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Success: A Novel is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Banneker came out of his chair with a spring. "Help! Help! Help! Help!
Success: A Novel
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Success: A Novel is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Banneker
came
out
of
his
chair
with
a
spring.
"Help!
Help!
Help!
Help!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Success: A Novel
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Success: A Novel is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Banneker
came
out
of
his
chair
with
a
spring.
Line 2
"Help!
/help/
Line 3
Help!
/help/
Line 4
Help!
/help/
Line 5
Help!
/help/
Learner Dictionary
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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Banneker came out of his chair with a spring.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Banneker came out of his chair with a spring.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “"Help!”
the season of growth
From this reading “Banneker came out of his chair with a spring.”
All words in this reading · 10
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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 Banneker came out of his chair with a spring.
Banneker
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Banneker came out of his chair with a spring.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Banneker came out of his chair with a spring.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Banneker came out of his chair with a spring.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Help!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Banneker came out of his chair with a spring.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Banneker came out of his chair with a spring.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Banneker came out of his chair with a spring.
the season of growth
From this reading Banneker came out of his chair with a spring.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Banneker came out of his chair with a spring.
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Vocabulary met early in Success: A Novel
Words and structures a reader meets early in Success: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Banneker
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Success: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Chair
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Success: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Spring
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- Screamed
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