Chapter 4 of Success: A Novel is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Success: A Novel is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Seated in her saddle the newcomer hailed Banneker. "What news, Ban? Is the wreck cleared up?" "Yes. But the track is out twenty miles east.
Chapter 4 of Success: A Novel is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
From this reading “"What news, Ban?”
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “Is the wreck cleared up?"”
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading “But the track is out twenty miles east.”
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “Seated in her saddle the newcomer hailed Banneker.”
any new participant in some activity
From this reading “Seated in her saddle the newcomer hailed Banneker.”
put a saddle on
From this reading “Seated in her saddle the newcomer hailed Banneker.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “But the track is out twenty miles east.”
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “Is the wreck cleared up?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
From this reading "What news, Ban?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seated in her saddle the newcomer hailed Banneker.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the track is out twenty miles east.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading Is the wreck cleared up?"
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading But the track is out twenty miles east.
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading Seated in her saddle the newcomer hailed Banneker.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Seated in her saddle the newcomer hailed Banneker.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seated in her saddle the newcomer hailed Banneker.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is the wreck cleared up?"
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading But the track is out twenty miles east.
any new participant in some activity
From this reading Seated in her saddle the newcomer hailed Banneker.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "What news, Ban?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But the track is out twenty miles east.
put a saddle on
From this reading Seated in her saddle the newcomer hailed Banneker.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Seated in her saddle the newcomer hailed Banneker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seated in her saddle the newcomer hailed Banneker.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading But the track is out twenty miles east.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading But the track is out twenty miles east.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Is the wreck cleared up?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What news, Ban?
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading Is the wreck cleared up?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
Chapter 4 of Success: A Novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams holds 320 sentences, grouped into 64 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 4 holds 320 sentences of Success: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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