Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
Sunny Boy in the Big City
Sunny Boy in the Big City

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Sunny Boy in the Big City is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Ramy Allison White • Curated US English Learning Edition
Cover illustration for Sunny Boy in the Big City
Context Illustration Reading 1/31 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.
"Now we're going to Adele's," he remarked, as Mother gathered up her gloves and purse.
"Oh, Sunny Boy!"
Mrs. Horton surveyed him half laughingly, half with despair.
"You musn't call her Adele.
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Sunny Boy in the Big City

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Sunny Boy in the Big City is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.
/mɔːr ˈsaɪtˈsiːɪŋ ˈsʌni bɔɪ ənd ˈmʌðər hæd ə ˈplezənt lʌntʃ ˈsʌni bɔɪ æz hiː eɪt hɪz ˈsændwɪtʃɪz ənd dræŋk hɪz mɪlk ˈlʊkɪŋ daʊn ˈɪntuː ðə striːt sɪks ɔːr ˈsevən ˈstɔːriz bɪˈloʊ ɔːr aʊt ˈoʊvər ðə ruːfs ʌv ðə ˈsɪti/
Line 2
"Now we're going to Adele's," he remarked, as Mother gathered up her gloves and purse.
Line 3
"Oh, Sunny Boy!"
/oʊ ˈsʌni bɔɪ/
Line 4
Mrs. Horton surveyed him half laughingly, half with despair.
Line 5
"You musn't call her Adele.

Learner Dictionary

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.

gloves noun US /ɡlʌvz/

plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

From this reading “"Now we're going to Adele's," he remarked, as Mother gathered up her gloves and purse.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
laughingly adverb US /ˈlæfɪŋli/

with laughter; while laughing

From this reading “Mrs. Horton surveyed him half laughingly, half with despair.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
purse noun US /pɜːrs/

a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

From this reading “"Now we're going to Adele's," he remarked, as Mother gathered up her gloves and purse.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roofs noun US /ruːfs/

plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading “MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sandwiches noun US /ˈsændwɪtʃɪz/

plural of “sandwich” — two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

From this reading “MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sightseeing noun US /ˈsaɪtˈsiːɪŋ/

going about to look at places of interest

From this reading “MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Sunny adjective US /ˈsʌni/

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading “MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
surveyed verb US /sərˈveɪd/

past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way

From this reading “Mrs. Horton surveyed him half laughingly, half with despair.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

into the street preposition + article + noun counted as “into … street”

In this reading “MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.”

10,062 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 56

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Adele

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You musn't call her Adele.

Pending verification
Adele's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Now we're going to Adele's," he remarked, as Mother gathered up her gloves and purse.

Pending verification
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atenounUS /eɪt/

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
BoynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "You musn't call her Adele.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading Mrs. Horton surveyed him half laughingly, half with despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
drankverbUS /dræŋk/

inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/

brought together in one place

From this reading "Now we're going to Adele's," he remarked, as Mother gathered up her gloves and purse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
glovesnounUS /ɡlʌvz/

plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

From this reading "Now we're going to Adele's," he remarked, as Mother gathered up her gloves and purse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading "Now we're going to Adele's," he remarked, as Mother gathered up her gloves and purse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Mrs. Horton surveyed him half laughingly, half with despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Now we're going to Adele's," he remarked, as Mother gathered up her gloves and purse.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Mrs. Horton surveyed him half laughingly, half with despair.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Horton

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mrs. Horton surveyed him half laughingly, half with despair.

Pending verification
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
laughinglyadverbUS /ˈlæfɪŋli/

with laughter; while laughing

From this reading Mrs. Horton surveyed him half laughingly, half with despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lunchverbUS /lʌntʃ/

take the midday meal

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
milknounUS /mɪlk/

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MOREadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Horton surveyed him half laughingly, half with despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
musn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You musn't call her Adele.

Pending verification
NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "Now we're going to Adele's," he remarked, as Mother gathered up her gloves and purse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, Sunny Boy!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pursenounUS /pɜːrs/

a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

From this reading "Now we're going to Adele's," he remarked, as Mother gathered up her gloves and purse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading "Now we're going to Adele's," he remarked, as Mother gathered up her gloves and purse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roofsnounUS /ruːfs/

plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sandwichesnounUS /ˈsændwɪtʃɪz/

plural of “sandwich” — two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SIGHTSEEINGnounUS /ˈsaɪtˈsiːɪŋ/

going about to look at places of interest

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
storiesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
streetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
surveyedverbUS /sərˈveɪd/

past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way

From this reading Mrs. Horton surveyed him half laughingly, half with despair.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MORE SIGHTSEEING Sunny Boy and Mother had a pleasant lunch, Sunny Boy, as he ate his sandwiches and drank his milk, looking down into the street six or seven stories below, or out over the roofs of the city.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Now we're going to Adele's," he remarked, as Mother gathered up her gloves and purse.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "Now we're going to Adele's," he remarked, as Mother gathered up her gloves and purse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
we're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Now we're going to Adele's," he remarked, as Mother gathered up her gloves and purse.

Pending verification
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mrs. Horton surveyed him half laughingly, half with despair.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You musn't call her Adele.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 10 of Sunny Boy in the Big City by Ramy Allison White holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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.

What does chapter 10 of Sunny Boy in the Big City contain?

Chapter 10 holds 158 sentences of Sunny Boy in the Big City, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Sunny Boy in the Big City by Ramy Allison White exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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.

How do I study chapter 10 of Sunny Boy in the Big City?

Work through the 32 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 32 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 10 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Sunny Boy in the Big City

Common questions about reading Sunny Boy in the Big City by Ramy Allison White on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Sunny Boy in the Big City?

Yes. All 2097 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #27052 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Sunny Boy in the Big City is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #27052, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Sunny Boy in the Big City take to read?

About 174 minutes of reading across 420 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Sunny Boy in the Big City section by section

How to work through Sunny Boy in the Big City section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 14 chapters of Sunny Boy in the Big City to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Sunny Boy in the Big City

Words and structures a reader meets early in Sunny Boy in the Big City, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Sunny
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sunny Boy in the Big City; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Sharply
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sunny Boy in the Big City; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Small
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sunny Boy in the Big City; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Distributed
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Sunny Boy in the Big City; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.