Chapter 19 of Success: A Novel is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Success: A Novel is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over. He went to a telephone booth and called up the Avon Theater. Was the curtain down? It was, just. Could he speak to Miss Raleigh?
Chapter 19 of Success: A Novel is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn
From this reading “He went to a telephone booth and called up the Avon Theater.”
a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
From this reading “He went to a telephone booth and called up the Avon Theater.”
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “Was the curtain down?”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.”
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
From this reading “Could he speak to Miss Raleigh?”
an idea that is suggested
From this reading “Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “He went to a telephone booth and called up the Avon Theater.”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “He went to a telephone booth and called up the Avon Theater.”
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 He went to a telephone booth and called up the Avon Theater.
later than; following
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went to a telephone booth and called up the Avon Theater.
a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn
From this reading He went to a telephone booth and called up the Avon Theater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
From this reading He went to a telephone booth and called up the Avon Theater.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He went to a telephone booth and called up the Avon Theater.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could he speak to Miss Raleigh?
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Was the curtain down?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Was the curtain down?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went to a telephone booth and called up the Avon Theater.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
and nothing more
From this reading It was, just.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Could he speak to Miss Raleigh?
a form of address for a man
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
above and across; more than
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
From this reading Could he speak to Miss Raleigh?
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
express in speech
From this reading Could he speak to Miss Raleigh?
an idea that is suggested
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading He went to a telephone booth and called up the Avon Theater.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading He went to a telephone booth and called up the Avon Theater.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He went to a telephone booth and called up the Avon Theater.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sound though Mr. Gordon's suggestion was, Banneker after the interview did not go home to think it over.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went to a telephone booth and called up the Avon Theater.
Chapter 19 of Success: A Novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams holds 494 sentences, grouped into 99 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 19 holds 494 sentences of Success: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
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